Malay Archipelago

American  

noun

1. an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, southeast of Asia, including the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines.

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Malay Archipelago British  

noun

1. a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, between SE Asia and Australia: the largest group of islands in the world; includes over 3000 Indonesian islands, about 7000 islands of the Philippines, and, sometimes, New Guinea

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