Mariana Islands
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 • Syn: Marianas, Ladrone Islands • Instance Hypernyms: archipelago • Part Holonyms: Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT • Part Meronyms: Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, GU
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