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

More plans are underway, according to the paper, to eradicate monitor lizards from Losiep Island in the Caroline Islands.

From New York Times

The Gilbert Islands provided the United States Navy Pacific Fleet a platform where assaults could be launched on the Marshall and Caroline Islands, which advanced the Central Pacific Campaign against Japan.

From Washington Times

Ambassador to the Pacific island nation of Micronesia, islands previously known as the Caroline Islands, located southeast of the Philippines.

From Washington Times

A typical fishing expedition among the natives of the Caroline Islands aptly illustrates this point of view.

From Project Gutenberg

The affair of the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain, gave Bismarck an opportunity of approaching the Holy See with better grace than before.

From Project Gutenberg