Micronesia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.
Pronunciation
edit- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper noun
editMicronesia
- A geographical region of Oceania.
- A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania. Official name: Federated States of Micronesia. Capital: Palikir.
Holonyms
editCoordinate terms
editDescendants
edit- Japanese: ミクロネシア (Mikuroneshia)
Translations
editgeographical region
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country
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See also
editAnagrams
editCentral Nahuatl
editProper noun
editMicronesia
- Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
- Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)
Italian
editProper noun
editMicronesia f
- Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
- Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mi.kroˈneː.si.a/, [mɪkrɔˈneːs̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.kroˈne.si.a/, [mikroˈnɛːs̬iä]
Proper noun
editMicronēsia f sg (genitive Micronēsiae); first declension (New Latin)
- Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
- Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Micronēsia |
Genitive | Micronēsiae |
Dative | Micronēsiae |
Accusative | Micronēsiam |
Ablative | Micronēsiā |
Vocative | Micronēsia |
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMicronesia f
- Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
- Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)
Derived terms
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms suffixed with -ia
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/iːʒə
- Rhymes:English/iːʒə/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Regions of Oceania
- en:Countries in Oceania
- en:Countries
- en:Islands
- en:Federated States of Micronesia
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Regions of Oceania
- nhn:Countries in Oceania
- nhn:Countries
- nhn:Islands
- nhn:Federated States of Micronesia
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Regions of Oceania
- it:Countries in Oceania
- it:Countries
- it:Islands
- it:Federated States of Micronesia
- Latin 5-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- New Latin
- la:Regions of Oceania
- la:Countries in Oceania
- la:Countries
- la:Islands
- la:Federated States of Micronesia
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/esja
- Rhymes:Spanish/esja/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Regions of Oceania
- es:Countries in Oceania
- es:Countries
- es:Islands
- es:Federated States of Micronesia