Mariana Islands
/ˌmærɪˈɑːnə/(亦作the Marianas)
- a group of islands in the western Pacific, comprising Guam and the Northern Marianas马里亚纳群岛(西太平洋一群岛, 包括关岛和北马里亚纳群岛)。
词源
translating Las Marianas, the name given by Spanish colonists to the islands, in honour of Maria Anna, widow of Philip IV.