Northern Mariana Islands

northern +‎ Mariana Islands. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. When/how did this nomenclature come into usage?

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː.ðən ˌmæɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/

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Northern Mariana Islands

1. An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

   Synonym: Northern Marianas

   • 2022 January 24, K-Andrea Evarose Limol, “97% of eligible population fully vaccinated in CNMI, says CHCC”, in Guam Daily Post‎, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:

     As of Wednesday, 97.3% of the eligible population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 41,937 individuals, had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to figures provided by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.

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