ARCHIPELAGO in a Sentence

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The count purchased an island in the Tuscan archipelago, and, as he told you to-day, has founded a commandery.

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 Meanings and Examples of ARCHIPELAGO
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archipelago
 n.  group of closely located islands
Classic Sentence:
1  The count purchased an island in the Tuscan archipelago, and, as he told you to-day, has founded a commandery.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 41. The Presentation.
2  She has explored seas and archipelagoes which had no chart, where no Cook or Vancouver had ever sailed.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 24. The Advocate.
Example Sentence:
1  When I looked at the map and saw the archipelago in the South Seas, I longed to visit them.
2  Given the heavy damage inflicted on many islands in the archipelago nation, it is not surprising that conflicting reports and erroneous information have occasionally found their way into the reporting chain.