Archipelagic

//ɑːkɪpəˈlæd͡ʒɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.

    "Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or part of an archipelago wordnet

Synonyms

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archipelagalinsularislandisolated

Example

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"Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea franchise is very stimulating. As a Filipino, I am from an archipelagic country, and I can relate to the islander culture and supposedly brown people of magical Earthsea. Publishers market this franchise as sci-fi, but it seems also fantasy—maybe "science fantasy" as some call it."

Etymology

From archipelago + -ic. By surface analysis, archi- + -pelag + -ic.

Related phrases

intra-archipelagic

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