Micronesia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Micronesia in British English:
UK [ˌmaɪkrə'ni:zɪə]
How to pronounce Micronesia in American English:
US [ˌmaɪkrə'niʒə]
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- Noun:
- a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
- the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
Word Origin
- Micronesia
- 1840, from Italian, literally "the region of small islands," Modern Latin, formed on model of Polynesia from micro- "small" (see micro-) + Greek nesos "island" (see Chersonese). Related: Micronesian.
Example
- 1. Delicate as a flower petal , a marine flatworm glides along in the pacific ocean near micronesia 's yap islands .
- 2. Today , yap forms part of the independent federated states of micronesia , and most day-to-day transactions on the island are carried out in dollars .
- 3. Micronesia is probably the best place to dive in the south pacific for some of the world 's most famous wreck dives .
- 4. Not content with the high seas , the eu now has deals to " access surplus fish resources " in the waters of about 15 small countries from cape verde to micronesia and the solomon islands , via madagascar and the comoros .