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Definition of Iles marquises
1. Noun. A group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia.
Exact synonyms: Marquesas Islands
Group relationships: French Oceania, French Polynesia
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Group relationships: French Oceania, French Polynesia
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iles Marquises
Literary usage of Iles marquises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Science of Language by Archibald Henry Sayce (1890)
"... de celui des iles marquises et en général de la Langue polynésienne" (1853).
0 Buzacott: " Grammar of the Rarotongan Language" (1854). ..."
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