Definition of 'Caroline Islands'
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Caroline Islands in British
plural noun
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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archipelago in the W Pacific: in 1979, four of its five districts gained internal self-government as the Federated States of Micronesia, but remained a part of the Pacific Islands until 1990
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Used Rarely. Caroline Islands is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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