archipelagic
adjective
ar·chi·pe·lag·ic
ˌär-kə-pə-ˈla-jik 
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.
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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 Philippines kept close watch this week on a Chinese fisheries research vessel transiting through its archipelagic waters on an indirect route to the Indian Ocean.
Footage released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the ship, the Song Hang, sailing through the Sulu Sea, east of Palawan.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 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
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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 Philippines kept close watch this week on a Chinese fisheries research vessel transiting through its archipelagic waters on an indirect route to the Indian Ocean.
Footage released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the ship, the Song Hang, sailing through the Sulu Sea, east of Palawan.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 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
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“Archipelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archipelagic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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