archipelago
ar.chi.pel.a.go \.a:r-k*-'pel-*-.go-, .a:r-ch*-\ n or archipelagoes or archipelagos [Archipelago Aegean sea, fr. It Arcipelago, lit., chief sea, fr. pl Xarci- (fr. L archi-) + Gk pelagos sea 1: a sea or other expanse of water with many scattered islands 2: a group of islands