Caroline Islands

English

Etymology

From Spanish Carolinas, after Charles II of Spain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəlaɪn ˌaɪləndz/

Proper noun

the Caroline Islands

  1. A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.
    Synonym: Carolines

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