Micronesia

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Micronesia

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/ Australia
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/ UK
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/ UK
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/ UK
/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/ US
/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -iːʒə

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.

proper noun

A continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of around 2,000 small islands.
The Federated States of Micronesia (a country consisting of about 700 islands in the Micronesia region).

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name Translations

Español	Micronesia
한국어	미크로네시아 Mikeuronesia
日本語	ミクロネシア Mikuroneshia
中文	密克羅尼西亞 /密克罗尼西亚 Mìkèluóníxīyà, 米克羅尼西亞 /米克罗尼西亚 Mìkèluóníxīyà
हिन्दी	माइक्रोनेशिया māikroneśiyā
Português	Micronésia
Français	Micronésie
Deutsch	Mikronesien
Italiano	Micronesia
Ελληνικά	Μικρονησία Mikronisía
Română	Micronezia
Русский	Микроне́зия Mikronɛ́zija
Tiếng Việt	Tiểu Đảo, Mi-crô-nê-di, Mai-crô-nê-xi-a
العربية	مِيكْرُونِزِيَا mīkrūniziyā
עברית	מִיקְרוֹנֶזְיָה mikronézya

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"Micronesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/micronesia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Micronesia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/micronesia

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"Micronesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/micronesia.

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@misc{micronesia_2026,
  title = {Micronesia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micronesia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}