Marshall Islands

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Marshall Islands

  • /ˈmaːʃəl ˈaɪləndz/ Australia
  • /ˈmɑː.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹ.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/ US

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The islands are named after John Marshall.

proper noun the Marshall Islands · Marshal Islands

  1. A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands. Capital and largest city: Majuro. 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.

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name Republic of the Marshall Islands

EspañolIslas Marshall
한국어마셜 제도 Masyeol jedo
日本語マーシャル諸島 Māsharu shotō
中文馬紹爾群島 /马绍尔群岛 Mǎshào'ěr qúndǎo
हिन्दीमार्शल द्वीपसमूह mārśal dvīpsamūh
PortuguêsIlhas Marshall
Françaisîles Marshall
DeutschMarshallinseln
ItalianoIsole Marshall
ΕλληνικάΝήσοι Μάρσαλ Nísoi Mársal
RomânăInsulele Marshall
РусскийМарша́лловы Остро́ва Maršállovy Ostróva
Tiếng ViệtQuần đảo Mác-san
العربيةجُزُر مَارْشَال juzur maršal
עבריתאיי מרשל

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@misc{marshall_islands_2026,
  title = {Marshall Islands},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marshall%20islands},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}