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Definition of: archipelago
(är′kə·pel′ə·gō) noun plural ·goes or ·gos
A sea studded with many islands, or the islands collectively. [<Ital. arcipelago, ult. <Gk. archi- chief + pelagos sea; orig., with ref. to the Aegean Sea]
—ar·chi·pe·lag·ic (är′kə·pə·laj′ik) adjective
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