Micronesia
noun /ˌmaɪkrəˈniːʒə/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈniːziə/
/ˌmaɪkrəˈniːʒə/
[singular]- a region of the western Pacific Ocean that consists of hundreds of islands, including the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, etc.
- (also the Federated States of Micronesia)a group of states which consists of 607 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, and which forms part of the region of Micronesia