noun
a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
• Part Holonyms: ↑Japan, ↑Nippon, ↑Nihon, ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
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three islands in the W Pacific, belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945-68. Cf. Iwo Jima.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.