"Torres Strait Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

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

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