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Marianas

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Noun

1. ladrone islands, mariana islands, marianas

a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521

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Marianas

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plural noun
a chain of volcanic and coral islands in the W Pacific, east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea: divided politically into Guam (a US unincorporated territory) and the islands north of Guam constituting the Northern Mariana Islands (a US commonwealth territory). Area: 1018 sq km (393 sq miles)
. Former name (1521–1668): Ladrone Islands

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Marianas

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group of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines: it includes Guam and the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: formerly (except Guam) a Japanese possession and (1947-86) part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
: also Marianas

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