Marquesas Islands [mahr-key-zuh z, -suh z, -suh s] plural noun a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 480 sq. mi. (1245 sq. km). Liberaldictionary.com
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for marquesas islands Marquesas Islands pl n a group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 8712 (2002). Area: 1287 sq km (497 sq miles)French name: Îles Marquises (il markiz) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012