archipelagic

adjective

ar·​chi·​pe·​lag·​ic ˌär-kə-pə-ˈla-jik How to pronounce archipelagic (audio)
ˌär-chə-
: of, relating to, or located in an archipelago

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For the past eight years, the Arbitral award has been a linchpin in the Philippines' national security vision for a peaceful and prosperous archipelagic nation, one that the United States steadfastly supports. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025 Hawaii Evacuation orders and tsunami advisories in the archipelagic state of Hawaii have been lifted, as of Wednesday afternoon. Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2025 The Duterte administration, for example, had hedged on enforcement of the South China Sea arbitration during a period of warming with the PRC, and allowed PRC ships to linger in archipelagic waters with little repercussions. Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016. Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for archipelagic

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of archipelagic was in 1839

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“Archipelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archipelagic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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