Diomede Islands

[ dahy-uh-meed ]

plural noun

1. two islands in Bering Strait, one belonging to the Russian Federation Big Diomede, about 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km), and one belonging to the U.S. Little Diomede, about 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km): separated by the International Date Line.

Diomede Islands

/ ˈdaɪəˌmiːd /

plural noun

1. two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia

Example Sentences

The first human beings who appeared on the Diomede Islands were a man and a woman who came down from the sky.

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He had located accurately the position of the Diomede Islands, half way station in the Strait.

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From these ten dolls came all the people of the Diomede Islands.

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He called the Siberian shore an isthmus, and described the Diomede Islands, which he plainly saw.

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The expedition was wrecked just after leaving Diomede Islands and the party lost for a year.

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