Archipelago

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/ˌɑːkɪˈpeləɡəʊ/ · आर्किपेलगो

Meaning

A sea or stretch of water having many islands

A group of many islands, or the sea containing them

a group or chain of many islands

हिंदी अर्थ

द्वीपसमूह

द्वीप समूह

Example sentences

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal.

Radhika's dream is to sail across the whole archipelago one day.

Andaman and Nicobar form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal.

Daily use: Radhika ne Andaman archipelago ke chaar island ek hi hafte mein ghoom liye.

Word forms
Archipelago nArchipelagic adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

‘ARCHI’ पढ़िए और सुनिए ‘अरे, cheap’ — ‘अरे, cheap ticket पर एक-एक द्वीप घूम लो।’ Archipelago यानी समुद्र का वह हिस्सा जिसमें बहुत सारे द्वीप हों, द्वीपसमूह।

Read ‘ARCHI’ and hear ‘arre, cheap’: ‘Arre, cheap ticket par ek-ek dweep ghoom lo’ (with a cheap ticket, hop from island to island). Archipelago is a stretch of sea with many islands, a group of islands.

Exam note

‘Sea having many islands’ या ‘group of islands’ के लिए archipelago। Andaman-Nicobar, Lakshadweep उदाहरण हैं; distractor peninsula (तीन तरफ़ पानी)।

Asked as ‘a sea or stretch of water having many islands’ or ‘a group of islands’. Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep are Indian examples; peninsula (land with water on three sides) is a common distractor.

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