Micronesia
noun/ˌmaɪkrəˈniːʒə/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈniːziə/
/ˌmaɪkrəˈniːʒə/
[singular]- a region of the western Pacific Ocean that consists of hundreds of islands, including the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, etc.
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- (also the Federated States of Micronesia)a group of states which consists of 607 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, and which forms part of the region of Micronesia
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