Definition: The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)
a group of islands east of the Philippines; includes Christmas Island; of the X ref MARIANA ISLANDS; GUAM is available; PALAU is also available
ExamplesGuam; Palau
Other names Tuvalu; Nauru; Marshall Islands; Mariana Islands; Kiribati; Gilbert Islands; Ellice Islands; Caroline Islands; Pacific Islands (Trust Territory); Northern Mariana Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of; Johnston Island
