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Definition of: Marianas Islands
(mä′rē·ä′näs)
An archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, including Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota; comprising part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (excluding Guam); total, 450 square miles; Japanese mandate, 1919–1944: formerly Ladrones. Also Ma′ri·a′na or Ma′ri·an′ne Islands (-rē·än′ə).
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