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Mariana Islands (island group) |
Note: Group of 15 islands forming N Marianas & Guam; charted by Magellan in 1527, named for alleged "ladrones" (thieves) among the native people who were accused of pilfering by Spanish; all but Guam ceded to Germany 1899, when Guam went to United States. |
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| Mariana Islands (preferred,C,O,LC,O)
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| Marianas (C,O)
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| Marianas Islands (C,V)
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| Las Marianas (C,O)
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............ | for Mariana of Austria, 1668 |
| Islas de los Ladrones (H,O)
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............ | early 16th cen.-1668 |
| Ladrones (H,O)
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| Ladrone Islands (H,O)
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| island group (preferred, C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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Spanish, early 16th cen.-1899 |
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