Caroline Islands

English

Etymology

Spanish Carolinas, after Charles II of Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəlaɪn ˌaɪləndz/

Proper noun

the Caroline Islands

1. A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.

   Synonym: Carolines

Translations

an archipelago off the coast of New Guinea

• Armenian: Կարոլինյան կղզիներ (hy) pl (Karolinyan kġziner)
• Czech: Karolíny (cs)
• German: Karolinen (de) pl
• Japanese: カロリン諸島 (karorin shoto)
• Marshallese: Karoļāin
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Karolinene

• Portuguese: Ilhas Carolinas f pl
• Russian: Кароли́нские острова́ pl (Karolínskije ostrová)
• Spanish: islas Carolinas pl