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Macaronesia

/ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/

Macaronesia proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Macaronesia

  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.

Origin of Macaronesia

From Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni.

Words formed from Macaronesia

Questions about Macaronesia

What does Macaronesia mean?
Macaronesia means 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.
What part of speech is Macaronesia?
Macaronesia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Macaronesia?
Macaronesia is pronounced /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/.

Words near Macaronesia in the dictionary

  1. macarized
  2. macarizes
  3. macarizing
  4. macaron
  5. macaronage
  6. Macaronesia
  7. Macaronesian
  8. macaroni
  9. macaroni and cheese
  10. macaroni and gravy
  11. macaroni cheese

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