Micronesia
mic·ro·ne·sia
noun
1.
a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
2.
the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
Origin
From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.
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