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micronesia

The origin and history of micronesia.

Etymology

Built from Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, "small island"), itself from μικρός (mikrós, "small, minimum") plus νῆσος (nêsos, "island"), with -ia added.

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