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Admiralty Islands

Admiralty Islands proper noun: a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

Admiralty Islands

  1. A group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea.
    Synonyms:
    Admiralties

Synonyms of Admiralty Islands

Origin of Admiralty Islands

Named by Philip Carteret in 1767, presumably honoring the Admiralty, which commanded the British Royal Navy at the time.

Questions about Admiralty Islands

What does Admiralty Islands mean?
Admiralty Islands means a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea.
What part of speech is Admiralty Islands?
Admiralty Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Admiralty Islands in the dictionary

  1. admiralties
  2. admiralty
  3. admiralty brass
  4. Admiralty ham
  5. Admiralty Inlet
  6. Admiralty Islands
  7. admiralty law
  8. admirance
  9. admirant
  10. admirante
  11. admirate

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