noun
1. a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
• Syn: ↑Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Regions:
2. a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
• Part Holonyms: ↑Micronesia, ↑Federated States of Micronesia, ↑TT
• Part Meronyms: ↑Republic of the Marshall Islands, ↑Bikini, ↑Eniwetok, ↑Kwajalein
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a country consisting of a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.