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单词 Mariana Islands
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Definition of Mariana Islands in English:

Mariana Islands

(also the Marianas)
proper nounˌmarɪˈɑːnəˌmarēˈänə
  • A group of islands in the western Pacific, comprising Guam and the Northern Marianas.

Origin

Translating Las Marianas, the name given by Spanish colonists to the islands, in honour of Maria Anna, widow of Philip IV.

 
 

Definition of Mariana Islands in US English:

Mariana Islands

(also the Marianas)
proper nounˌmarēˈänə
  • A group of islands in the western Pacific comprising Guam and the Northern Marianas. In 1975, the Northern Marianas voted to establish a commonwealth in union with the US and became self-governing three years later.

Origin

Translating Las Marianas, the name given by Spanish colonists to the islands, in honor of Maria Anna, widow of Philip IV.

 
 
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