"Macaronesia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μακάρων νῆσοι (makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni. Etymology templates: {{af|en|μακάρων νῆσοι|-ia|lang1=grc|t1=Islands of the Blessed}} Ancient Greek μακάρων νῆσοι (makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, {{m|grc|μάκαρ|t=fortunate}} μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”), {{m|grc|νῆσος|t=island}} νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), {{noncog|en|macaroni}} English macaroni Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Macaronesia
  1. A group of islands in the North Atlantic: the Azores, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and the Savage Islands. Wikipedia link: Macaronesia Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: Macaronesian Translations (islands in the North Atlantic): Makaronesia (Basque), Macaronèsia [feminine] (Catalan), Makaroneesia (Estonian), Makaronesia (Farefare), Makaronesia (Finnish), Makaronesien [feminine] (German), Makaronezja [feminine] (Polish), Macaronésia [feminine] (Portuguese)

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