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third island chain

third island chain proper noun: the Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.

Proper noun (1)

third island chain

  1. (India) The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.
  2. (US) The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zealand; from Alaska to New Zealand or Tasmania and Australia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Third Island Chain

Third Island Chain

  1. Alternative letter-case form of third island chain.

Forms of third island chain

alternative formThird Island Chain

Origin of third island chain

By extension, from second island chain

Questions about third island chain

What does third island chain mean?
Third island chain means the Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.
What part of speech is third island chain?
Third island chain is a proper noun.

Words near third island chain in the dictionary

  1. third hands
  2. Third Heaven
  3. Third Intermediate Period
  4. third inversion
  5. third inversions
  6. third island chain
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  8. third last
  9. Third Law of Robotics
  10. third leg
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