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Marianas

Marianas is the plural of Mariana.

Meaning of Mariana

Proper noun

Mariana (plural Marianas)

  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.

Proper noun

The Marianas

  1. An archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, a part of the geographical Micronesia.
    • After refueling and taking on supplies in New Guinea, we steamed north and east to support the landings on Kwajalein and Eniwetok and the thrusts against the island of Truk. We participated in the famous "Turkey Shoot" in the Marianas, during which we decimated the enemy's forces.1979, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, published 1980, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 57
    Synonyms:
    Mariana Islands

Synonyms of Marianas

Origin of Marianas

Named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria (1634–1696).

Words formed from Marianas

Questions about Marianas

What does Marianas mean?
Marianas means an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, a part of the geographical Micronesia.
What is Marianas the plural of?
Marianas is the plural of Mariana.
What part of speech is Marianas?
Marianas is a proper noun.

Words near Marianas in the dictionary

  1. Mariana snailfish
  2. Mariana Trench
  3. Marianan
  4. Marianans
  5. Marianao
  6. Marianas
  7. Marianas Trench
  8. Mariangela
  9. Mariani
  10. Marianis
  11. Marianism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Marianas (page history and authors); Mariana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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