"Admiralty Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by Philip Carteret in 1767, presumably honoring the Admiralty, which commanded the British Royal Navy (and therefore him) at the time. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Admiralty Islands}} Admiralty Islands
  1. A group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia link: en:Admiralty Islands Categories (place): Islands, Papua New Guinea Synonyms: Admiralties Translations (group of islands): Ծովակալության կղզիներ (Covakalutʿyan kġziner) (Armenian), Admiraliteitseilanden (Dutch), îles de l’Amirauté (French), Admiralitätsinseln (German), Ilhas do Almirantado [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), острова́ Адмиралте́йства (ostrová Admiraltéjstva) (Russian)

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