noun
1. a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
• Syn: ↑Federated States of Micronesia, ↑TT
• Part Meronyms:
↑Kolonia, ↑Mariana Islands, ↑Marianas, ↑Ladrone Islands, ↑Caroline Islands, ↑Marshall Islands, ↑Tuvalu, ↑Ellice Islands, ↑Kiribati, ↑Republic of Kiribati, ↑Gilbert and Ellice Islands, ↑Nauru, ↑Nauru Island, ↑Pleasant Island
2. the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
• Part Holonyms: ↑Austronesia, ↑Oceania, ↑Oceanica
• Part Meronyms: ↑Federated States of Micronesia, ↑TT
Useful english dictionary. 2012.