Micronesia – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Micronesia
n.
one of the three principal island groups in the Pacific Ocean, island group in the north Pacific to which the Marshall Islands belong; Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia (from ,
mikrós, "small" + ,
nisos, "island") is a
subregion of
Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western
Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions,
Polynesia to the east and
Melanesia to the south.
Micronesia
Noun
1. a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
(synonym) Federated States of Micronesia, TT
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Micronesia
(part-meronym) Kolonia
2. the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
(hypernym) archipelago
(part-holonym) Austronesia
(part-meronym) Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT
micronésio (m)
n.
Micronesian, resident of Micronesia (island group in north Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines, that includes the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands)
Federated States of Micronesia
Flag of Micronesia
Background
In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.
Map of Micronesia
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