Archipelago
Pronunciation : Ar`chi*pel"a*go
Part of Speech : n.; pl. -goes or -gos.
Etymology : [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref Plague.]
Definition : 1. The Grecian Archipelago, or ?gean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913