Mariana Islands

American  

[mair-ee-ahn-uh ahy-luhndz, mar-, mah-ree-ah-nah] / ˈmɛər iˌɑn ə ˈaɪ ləndz, ˈmær-, ˌmɑ riˈɑ nɑ /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1,127 sq. km).

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Mariana Islands British  

/ ˌmærɪˈɑːnə /

plural noun

1. Former name (1521–1668): Ladrone Islands.  a chain of volcanic and coral islands in the W Pacific, east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea: divided politically into Guam (a US unincorporated territory) and the islands north of Guam constituting the Northern Mariana Islands (a US commonwealth territory). Area: 1018 sq km (393 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The attorneys general from the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S.

From New York Times

Democrats, meanwhile, held primaries in the states of Georgia, Washington and Mississippi, as well as in the Northern Mariana Islands and for Democrats living abroad.

From BBC

There are 254 Democratic delegates at stake Tuesday in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state, in addition to party-run contests for the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats Abroad that conclude that day.

From Seattle Times

Schab spent most of World War II in the Pacific with the Navy, going to the New Hebrides, now known as Vanuatu, and then the Mariana Islands and Okinawa.

From Seattle Times

But its location would allow the United States to move northwest: first to the Marshall Islands, then to the Mariana Islands and eventually to Japan itself.

From New York Times