[DOC] [TLE] Micronesia | Define Micronesia at Dictionary.com [PAR] Micronesia definition, one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, ... 2. 
Federated States of, a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the Caroline Islands, ... 
C19: from micro- + Greek nsos island; so called from the small size of many of 
the islands; on the model of Polynesia ... Word Origin and History for Micronesia. 
Expand. [DOC] [TLE] Question: The name Micronesia comes from 2 Greek... | Trivia Bistro [PAR] Jan 16, 2015 ... Question: The name Micronesia comes from 2 Greek words, micro & nesos, 
which mean this? Answer: small island... [DOC] [TLE] Micronesia - Wikipedia [PAR] Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in 
the western Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island 
regions, Polynesia to the ..... The tourist industry consists mainly of scuba divers 
that come to see the coral reefs, do wall dives, and visit sunken ships from WWII. [DOC] [TLE] Micronesia - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] 1840, from Italian, literally "the region of small islands," Modern Latin, formed on 
model of Polynesia from micro- "small" (see micro-) + Greek nesos "island" (see... [DOC] [TLE] This does not include West Papua whose indigenous - FACULTY ... [PAR] 2 Here, the term Melanesia is used to refer to the islands in the southwest- ern 
Pacific ... Micronesia, and Melanesia were derivatives of the Greek words poly 
(meaning ... Nesia comes from the Greek word nesos, which means islands. ... 
It is also the name of the newspaper published by the journalism program at the... [DOC] [TLE] Micronesia - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] Micronesia: A division of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean comprising the 
islands ... by Spain, Germany, and Japan prior to their capture by U.S. forces 
during World War II. ... Official name: the Federated States of Micronesia. ... Help 
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here. [DOC] [TLE] Dialogue - ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa [PAR] ... in this subre- gion.2 I begin with an overview of the discourses that influenced 
the map- ... The mapping and naming of Oceania as Polynesia, Melanesia, and 
Micro- nesia has been ... The names Polynesia and Micronesia describe the 
geogra- phy of the ...... Nesia comes from the Greek word nesos, which means... [DOC] [TLE] Ever After Destination Weddings - South Pacific [PAR] The South Pacific encompasses Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. The 
name Polynesia comes from the Greek words poly (many) and nesos (islands) ... 
Melanesia (mela means black) extends from the western end of the Pacific 
Ocean to the ... in the North Pacific, a conglomeration of thousands of small (
micro) islands. [DOC] [TLE] Maori - Crystalinks [PAR] The word Polynesia, which means many islands, comes from the Greek words '
poly' which means 'many' and 'nesos' which means 'island'. ... lighter skinned and 
are generally taller than the Melanesian and Micronesian people. .... Tongariro (
the name literally means 'looking south'), whereupon the two were overcome by... [DOC] [TLE] MICRONESIA AS A RACE - Micronesia Forum [PAR] Apr 17, 2009 ... DISCOVERED BY"....den a list of names come down after....Captain ... And I 
mean passion for history of our islands, that is good. We should ... The Greek 
words Mikros(small) and nesos(island) made our name-Micronesia. ... He also 
did a 2 month sail from Yap to saipan...all in a local canoe....Those sails... [DOC] [TLE] Is Macedonia Hellenic YES or NO - Topix  Topix [PAR] Jan 22, 2009 ... Micronesia ... L., formed on model of Polynesia from micro- "small" + Gk. nesos 
"island. ... The most popular theory holds that Bosnia comes from the name of the 
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Question: The name Micronesia comes from 2 Greek words, micro & nesos, which mean this
Answer: small island