MARQUESAS ISLANDS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia

Synonyms:

Iles Marquises; Marquesas Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

archipelago (a group of many islands in a large body of water)

Holonyms ("Marquesas Islands" is a part of...):

French Oceania; French Polynesia (a French overseas possession in the South Pacific)

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