Meanings
- A group of three islands (Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa) belonging to Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily.
This cannot be said of Linosa, an island with four volcanic peaks to the west of Malta, and still less of the Pelagian Islands.
1876, Élisée Reclus, The Universal Geography, volume 1, London, page 335Synonyms: Pelagies, Pelagie, Pelagie Islands
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA group of three islands (Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa) belonging to Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily.
Origin
- LatinĪnsulae Pelagiae
- EnglishPelagian Islands
Calque of Latin Īnsulae Pelagiae.
More words from Latin
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Dutch Pelagische eilanden
- Pelagische eilandengroup of islands
French îles Pélagiennes, Pélagiennes
- îles Pélagiennesgroup of islands
- Pélagiennesgroup of islands
- Pélagiesgroup of islands
German Pelagische Inseln
- Pelagische Inselngroup of islands
Italian isole Pelagie, Pelagie
- isole Pelagiegroup of islands
- Pelagiegroup of islands
Portuguese ilhas Pelágias
- ilhas Pelágiasgroup of islands
Russian Пелагские острова
- Пелагские острова (Pelagskije ostrova)group of islands
Spanish islas Pelagias
- islas Pelagiasgroup of islands
Cite this entry
Pelagian Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pelagian%20Islands
“Pelagian Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pelagian%20Islands. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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