"Torres Strait Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Torres Strait Islands [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Torres Strait Islands}} the Torres Strait Islands
  1. A group of hundreds of small islands which lie in the Torres Strait, between Australia and New Guinea. Derived forms: Torres Strait Islander Translations (islands): 托雷斯海峽群島 /托雷斯海峡群岛 (Tuōléisī hǎixiá qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Torresinsalmen saaret (Finnish), Îles du détroit de Torrès [feminine, plural] (French), illas do Estreito de Torres (Galician)

Alternative forms

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