Micronesia

n. one of the three principal island groups in the Pacific Ocean, island group in the north Pacific to which the Marshall Islands belong; Federated States of Micronesia

This article is about the greater region. For the independent state, see Federated States of Micronesia.Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the northwest, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the west and southwest, and Polynesia to the east.
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Noun
1. a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
(synonym) Federated States of Micronesia, TT
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Micronesia
(part-meronym) Kolonia
2. the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
(hypernym) archipelago
(part-holonym) Austronesia
(part-meronym) Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT

n. Micronesian, resident of Micronesia (island group in north Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines, that includes the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands)

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Background In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid. Map of Micronesia More about Micronesia: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues