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Marshall Islands

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English

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Flag of the Marshall Islands
Map of the Marshall Islands

Etymology

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Islands named after John Marshall.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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the Marshall Islands

  2. A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands. Capital and largest city: Majuro.
    • 2023, Samantha Harvey, Orbital, Jonathan Cape, page 23:
      There, in that emptiness, the typhoon is organising. For the last twenty-four hours it’s been shifting west, by now past the Marshall Islands, that fragile tracery of sinking lands so piecemeal and storm-worn.
    • 2024 November 22, “President Lai to lead delegation on visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau”, in Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) [中華民國總統府]‎[1], archived from the original on November 22, 2024, News releases‎[2]:
      Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) then outlined the trip itinerary, stating that President Lai will visit the three Pacific allies in the following order: the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and then Palau. He said that during his time in the Marshall Islands, the president will meet with President Heine and her cabinet and with Speaker of the Nitijela (parliament) Brenson Wase, adding that the president will also address the Nitijela, attend a ceremony marking the completion of the Majuro Hospital AI and Telemedicine Center, and attend a state banquet hosted by President Heine.

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Descendants

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  • → Japanese: マーシャル諸島 (Māsharu shotō) (calque)

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