Marquesas Islands

geographical name

Mar·​que·​sas Islands mär-ˈkā-zəz 

-zəs,

-səz,

-səs

variants or French Îles Marquises

ˌēl-mär-ˈkēz 

islands in the South Pacific north of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia; capital Taiohae (on Nuku Hiva) area 480 square miles (1248 square kilometers), population 7358

see also marquesan