Aleutian Islands
English
Etymology
Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæliːˈuːʃən ˈɑɪlændz/
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Proper noun
- An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.
Synonyms
Translations
archipelago
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