"Thousand Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Thousand Islands [canonical, plural], Thousand Island [attributive]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p|attr=Thousand Island|def=1|head=Thousand Islands}} the Thousand Islands pl (plural only, attributive Thousand Island)
  1. An archipelago of more than 1800 islands and islets on the upper Saint Lawrence River between Canada and the USA, starting near its head at Lake Ontario and extending downriver. Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: Thousand Island dressing Translations (Translations): Archipel des Mille-Îles (French), archipel des Mille-Îles (French), Mille-Îles (French), Archipel des Mille Îles (French), archipel des Mille Îles (French), Mille Îles (French), Tysiąc Wysp [masculine] (Polish)

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