Macaronesia

See also: macaronésia, Macaronèsia, and Macaronésia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακάρων νῆσοι (makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) +‎ -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/

Proper noun

Macaronesia

1. A group of islands in the North Atlantic: the Azores, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and the Savage Islands.

Derived terms

• Macaronesian

Translations

islands in the North Atlantic

• Basque: Makaronesia
• Catalan: Macaronèsia f
• Estonian: Makaroneesia
• Farefare: Makaronesia
• Finnish: Makaronesia
• German: Makaronesien (de) f
• Polish: Makaronezja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Macaronésia (pt) f