Northern Mariana Islands

UK/ˈnɔː.ðən ˌmæɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/US/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/

proper noun

An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Northern Marianas
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

    As of Wednesday, 97.3% of the eligible population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 41,937 individuals, had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to figures provided by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.

    2022 January 24, K-Andrea Evarose Limol, “97% of eligible population fully vaccinated in CNMI, says CHCC”, in Guam Daily Post, archived from the original on 16 May 2022

    Synonyms: Northern Marianas

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Northern Marianas

Origin

From northern + Mariana Islands.

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Translations

Arabic جزر ماريانا الشمالية
  • جزر ماريانا الشماليةarchipelago
Catalan Illes Mariannes del Nord, Illes Mariannes Septentrionals
  • Illes Mariannes del Nordarchipelago
  • Illes Mariannes Septentrionalsarchipelago
Chinese Mandarin 北馬里亞納群島 /北马里亚纳群岛
  • 北馬里亞納群島 /北马里亚纳群岛 (Běi Mǎlǐyànà qúndǎo)archipelago
Danish Nordmarianerne
  • Nordmarianernearchipelago
Dutch Noordelijke Marianen, Noordelijke Mariana-eilanden
  • Noordelijke Marianenarchipelago
  • Noordelijke Mariana-eilandenarchipelago
French îles Mariannes du Nord, Mariannes du Nord
  • îles Mariannes du Nordarchipelago
  • Mariannes du Nordarchipelago
German Nördliche Marianen
  • Nördliche Marianenarchipelago
Hindi उत्तरी मैरियाना द्वीपसमूह
  • उत्तरी मैरियाना द्वीपसमूह (uttarī mairiyānā dvīpsamūh)archipelago
Hungarian Északi-Mariana-szigetek
  • Északi-Mariana-szigetekarchipelago
Irish na hOileáin Mháirianacha Thuaidh, Máirianas Thuaidh
  • na hOileáin Mháirianacha Thuaidharchipelago
  • Máirianas Thuaidharchipelago
Italian Isole Marianne Settentrionali, Isole Marianne del Nord
  • Isole Marianne Settentrionaliarchipelago
  • Isole Marianne del Nordarchipelago
Japanese 北マリアナ諸島
  • 北マリアナ諸島 (Kita Mariana shotō)archipelago
Korean 북마리아나 제도
  • 북마리아나 제도 (bungmariana jedo)archipelago
Latin Insulae Marianae Septentrionales
  • Insulae Marianae Septentrionalesarchipelago
Polish Mariany Północne
  • Mariany Północnearchipelago
Portuguese Ilhas Marianas do Norte, Ilhas Marianas Setentrionais
  • Ilhas Marianas do Nortearchipelago
  • Ilhas Marianas Setentrionaisarchipelago
Russian Се́верные Мариа́нские острова́, Се́верные Мариа́ны
  • Се́верные Мариа́нские острова́ (Sévernyje Mariánskije ostrová)archipelago
  • Се́верные Мариа́ны (Sévernyje Mariány)archipelago
Spanish Islas Marianas del Norte
  • Islas Marianas del Nortearchipelago
Thai หมู่เกาะนอร์เทิร์นมาเรียนา
  • หมู่เกาะนอร์เทิร์นมาเรียนา (mùu-gɔ̀-nɔ́t-tə̂n-maa-riia-nâa)archipelago
Ukrainian Півні́чні Маріа́нські Острови́
  • Півні́чні Маріа́нські Острови́ (Pivníčni Mariánsʹki Ostrový)archipelago
Cite this entry
APA

Northern Mariana Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Mariana%20Islands

MLA

“Northern Mariana Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Mariana%20Islands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Mariana Islands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Mariana%20Islands.

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