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macaronesia

/ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mac-arone-sia
IPA
/ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of four archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Azores (part of Portugal), Madeira (also part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and the independent country of Cape Verde.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni.

Derived Forms

Macaronesian

Questions

How do you pronounce macaronesia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/.
What does macaronesia mean?
A group of four archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Azores (part of Portugal), Madeira (also part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and the independent country of Cape Verde.
Where does macaronesia come from?
From Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni.

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