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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Archipelago

· Ar·chi·pel·a·go · IPA /ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/
01 n. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
pl. -goes, -gos
  1. 1.
    The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
  2. 2.
    Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.