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Definition of Mariana islands
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Federated States Of Micronesia, Micronesia, Tt
Terms within: Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Marianas, Gu, Guam
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mariana Islands
Literary usage of Mariana islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bibliography of the Philippine Islands by Library of Congress, Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin, Philip Lee Phillips (1903)
"1-86, on the mariana islands. Vol. 2, pp. 471-476, Mariana islanders' vocabulary.
Souvenirs d'un aveugle, voyage autour du monde. ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The Ladrones or mariana islands add 420 square miles, with 10172 inhabitants.
The Army. ... mariana islands ..."
3. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1997: The National Data Book by United States Government Printing Office, United States Department Of Commerce (1879)
"By an agreement approved by the Security Council and the United States, the
Northern mariana islands, previously under Japanese mandate, was administered by ..."
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