Macaronesia
//ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A group of four archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Azores (part of Portugal), Madeira (also part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and the independent country of Cape Verde.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni.
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