Macaronèsia
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μακαρονησίᾱ (Makaronēsíā), from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Macaronèsia f
- Macaronesia (a group of four archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Azores (part of Portugal), Madeira (also part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and the independent country of Cape Verde))