Micronesia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, small island, from μικρός (mikrós, small, minimum) + νῆσος (nêsos, island)) + -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʒə

Proper noun

Micronesia

  1. A geographical region of Oceania.
  2. A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania. Official name: Federated States of Micronesia. Capital: Palikir.

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Micronesia

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Italian

Proper noun

Micronesia f

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

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Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Micronēsia f sg (genitive Micronēsiae); first declension (New Latin)

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Micronēsia
Genitive Micronēsiae
Dative Micronēsiae
Accusative Micronēsiam
Ablative Micronēsiā
Vocative Micronēsia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mikɾoˈnesja/ [mi.kɾoˈne.sja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: Mi‧cro‧ne‧sia

Proper noun

Micronesia f

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

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