No. 12,506 in Swedish

skärgårdsö

An island in an archipelago.

In a sentence

Jag ska besöka en vacker skärgårdsö i sommar.
I will visit a beautiful archipelago island this summer.
Here, 'skärgårdsö' is used to specifically refer to a type of island located within a skärgård, or archipelago.
De där skärgårdsöarna är kända för sina orörda stränder.
Those archipelago islands are known for their untouched beaches.
In this context, it is in plural form 'skärgårdsöar', indicating multiple islands in an archipelago.
Att segla mellan skärgårdsöarna är en populär aktivitet bland turister.
Sailing between the archipelago islands is a popular activity among tourists.
'Skärgårdsöarna' is again utilized in plural definite form to signify a specific group of islands within the archipelago.

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