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Group of islands E of the Philippines
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micronesia
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Micronesia (from , mikrós , "small" + , nêsos , "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 ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, from Italian, literally "the region of small islands," Modern Latin, formed on model of Polynesia from micro- "small" (see micro- ) + Greek nesos "island" (see Chersonese ). Related: Micronesian .
Usage examples of micronesia.
So Alualu was never an American territory, and when the Federated States of Micronesia declared independence, they didn't include Alualu.
But no, the United States nukes one little atoll in Micronesia (Bikini) and they go away, saying, "Well, I guess that ought to do for twenty-five thousand years or so.
We have reserved a seat for you on tomorrow's Air Micronesia flight to Yap, where we have arranged transport aboard the supply ship, Micro Trader, to Alualu.
There are no active cargo cults in Micronesia, nor are there any cannibals.
In Micronesia, in the Marshalls, with which my acquaintance is no more than that of a tourist, I could find no trace at all.