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Vinony

Aleutian Islands

proper noun

  1. island chain between Alaska and Siberia
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæliːˈuːʃən ˈɑɪlændz/

name

Etymology: Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“an island”).

  1. An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.