Caroline Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of more than 500 islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: formerly a Japanese mandate; now under U.S. trusteeship. 525 sq. mi. (1,360 sq. km).

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Caroline Islands British  

plural noun

1. an archipelago of over 500 islands and islets in the W Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, all of which are now part of the Federated States of Micronesia, except for the Palau group: formerly part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; centre of a typhoon zone. Area: (land) 1183 sq km (457 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Germany also gained some of the smaller island groups—Palau, Caroline Islands, and Mariana Islands—by the beginning of the twentieth century.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

For five days they tried to make Guam against head winds, then gave it up and headed hopelessly for the Caroline Islands or the Philippines.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the Caroline Islands, that fine powder of islands lying in the West Pacific, the Japanese sampans point southward.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Caroline Islands lie across the U. S. route to the Philippines, and Guam lies across the Japanese route to the Carolines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Subsequent to the exchange of our peace treaty with Spain, Germany acquired the Caroline Islands by purchase, paying therefor $5,000,000.

From A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)