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Definition of Pelew
1. Noun. A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean.
Terms within: Palau, Republic Of Palau, Tt
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Group relationships: Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelew
Literary usage of Pelew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1895)
"... his adventures in the Pelew Islands, which he had written out at length, in
a handsome hand, and in correct English.* CHAPTER XXV. SUNDAY, November 1st. ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1788)
"... of their own country, they would have received far Id's friendly treatment
than they appear to have met with from the inhabitants of the Pelew I (lands. ..."
3. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1847)
"Palaos or Pelew Islands, and other clusters nearly in the same longitude.
This division of the Caroline Archipelago comprehends the Palaos of Spanish ..."
4. The Encyclopædia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the by Hugh Murray, William Wallace, Robert Jameson, William Jackson Hooker, William Swainson, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1837)
"Those of Gilbert, Simpson, and Bishop, farther to the south and east, have received
their names from British discoverers. SUBSECT. 13.—Pelew Islands. ..."
5. Narrative of Voyages & Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres by Amasa Delano (1817)
"The contrast was sad indeed, for the poor inhabitants of Pelew. . In this place,
perhaps I ought to observe that the account, which 1 have given of our ..."
6. The Natural Conditions of Existence as They Affect Animal Life by Carl Semper (1883)
"This, in the first instance, applies of course only to the structure of the Pelew
reef, and it must remain for further investigations to determine how far ..."
7. An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and by William Fordyce Mavor (1802)
"... coincident testimony of the principal persons concerned in the transactions
recorded. The original account of the Pelew Islands will not be su- Y. i. ..."
8. Bibliotheca Marsdeniana Philologica Et Orientalis: A Catalogue of Books and by William Marsden (1827)
"An Account of the Pelew Islands situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean.
Composed from the Journals and Communications of Cap. ..."
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