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Archipelago
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a name now applied to any island-studded sea, but originally the distinctive designation of what is now generally known as the Aegean Sea (Aiyaiov 7rEXayos), its ancient name having been revived. Several etymologies have been proposed: e.g. (I) it is a corruption of the ancient name, Egeopelago; (2) it is from the modern Greek, `Ayco iraayo, the Holy Sea; (3) it arose at the time of the Latin empire, and means the Sea of the Kingdom (Arche); (4) it is a translation of the Turkish name, Ak Denghiz, Argon Pelagos, the White Sea; (5) it is simply Archipelagus, Italian, arcipelago, the chief sea. For the Grecian Archipelago see Aegean Sea. Other archipelagoes are described in their respective places.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Archipelago'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/archipelago.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Archipelago'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/archipelago.html. 1910.
