"island chain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: island chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} island chain (plural island chains)
  1. An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next. Translations (chain-like archipelago): eilandenketen [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), eilandenrij (Dutch), saarijono (Finnish), chaîne d'îles [feminine] (French), chapelet d'îles [masculine] (French), цепь острово́в (cepʹ ostrovóv) [feminine] (Russian), ökedja [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-island_chain-en-noun-UtsqkLzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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