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Ladrone Islands

noun
1.
A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521.  Synonyms: Mariana Islands, Marianas.






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"Ladrone Islands" Quotes from Famous Books



... to see the world," said Mr. Carville. "She had seen nothing, remember. Well, she saw it. They were away five years. You can imagine my father's feelings when the first child was a girl. She was born off the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific on the way to Hong Kong. I suppose he got over the disappointment somehow, for I never heard my mother say anything about quarrels except on the subject of living ashore. I told you my mother had ambitions. She wanted to live in England and have an establishment. But ...
— Aliens • William McFee



Words linked to "Ladrone Islands" :   archipelago, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Marianas, GU, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, TT



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