Micronesia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper noun
Micronesia
- A continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
- A country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region. Official name: Federated States of Micronesia. Capital: Palikir.
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
geographical region
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country
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See also
countries in Oceania (appendix)edit
- Palikir
- Countries of the world
Anagrams
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Micronesia
- Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
- Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)
Italian
Proper noun
Micronesia f
- Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
- Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɪ.krɔˈneː.si.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mi.kroˈnɛː.s̬i.a]
Proper noun
Micronēsia f sg (genitive Micronēsiae); first declension (New Latin)
- Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
- Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Micronēsia |
genitive | Micronēsiae |
dative | Micronēsiae |
accusative | Micronēsiam |
ablative | Micronēsiā |
vocative | Micronēsia |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mikɾoˈnesja/ [mi.kɾoˈne.sja]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: Mi‧cro‧ne‧sia
Proper noun
Micronesia f
- Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
- Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)
Derived terms
Welsh
Proper noun
Micronesia f
- Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
- Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- Micronesiad (“Micronesian person”)
- Micronesiaidd (“Micronesian”, adjective)