Archipelago

noun/ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/physical

Definition

A group of islands.

Etymology

The noun is borrowed from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea; group of many islands”), from arci- (variant of archi- (prefix meaning ‘foremost, primary’)) + pelago (“(open) sea”):

Synonyms

randomizer

In a sentence

The microservices formed an archipelago of loosely connected islands.