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Definition of Marquesas islands
1. Noun. A group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia.
Group relationships: French Oceania, French Polynesia
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Definition of Marquesas islands
1. Proper noun. a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquesas Islands
Literary usage of Marquesas islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Review (1848)
"Typee ,• or, a Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley
of tlte marquesas islands. By HERMAN MELVILLE. 1vol. ..."
2. The Islands of the Pacific: From the Old to the New by James McKinney Alexander (1895)
"THE marquesas islands. THE history of the marquesas islands is like a continuation of
... The marquesas islands lie in two parallel groups, thirteen in all, ..."
3. Life in Hawaii: An Autobiographic Sketch of Mission Life and Labors, 1835-1881 by Titus Coan (1882)
"The marquesas islands—Early English and French Missions— The Hawaiians Send a
Mission to Them —My Visit in 1860—The ..."
4. The Second War with England by Joel Tyler Headley (1853)
"... and letters of marque — Essex Junior — marquesas islands- Description of the
natives— Madison Island— War with the ..."
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