Polyglot Dictionary

Archipel

/aʁçiˈpeːl/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Archipele

Meaning

  1. archipelago

    • Die Kanaren sind ein Archipel.

      The Canary Islands are an archipelago.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Inselgruppe

Near-total synonyms for "archipelago"; Archipel is the more formal, geographic term, Inselgruppe is the plain descriptive German word, literally "island group."

Similar in other languages

French

archipel

archipel is the French word for the same thing — both mean "archipelago."

Portuguese

arquipélago

arquipélago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "archipelago."

Practice

1 What does Archipel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kanaren sind ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Archipel?

noun

Last updated