Micronesia - mīkrōnēˈzhə, –shə, one of the three main divisions of
Oceania, in W Pacific Ocean, north of the equator. Micronesia includes the
Caroline Islands,
Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands (see
Northern Mariana Islands and
Guam,
Gilbert Islands, and
Nauru. The inhabitants are of Australoid and Polynesian stock. They speak
Malayo-Polynesian languages. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved. |