Ladrone Islands

/ ləˈdrəʊn /

plural noun

1. the former name (1521–1668) of the Mariana Islands

Example Sentences

Early Spanish Discoveries in the Philippines The Ladrone Islands.—Their relief must have been inexpressible when, on coming up to land on March the 7th, they found inhabitants and food, yams, cocoanuts, and rice.

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From Cape San Lucas Cavendish steered across the Pacific, seeing no land until he reached the Ladrone Islands.

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The Charleston had stopped on June 21st at the Ladrone Islands and captured the island of Guam without resistance.

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Five days after this the Ladrone Islands were sighted and passed.

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She was born off the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific on the way to Hong Kong.

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