The story
From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Micronesia
Today it means: A continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of around 2,000 small islands. Full definition →