b. An early period of development or existence: a nation in its youth.
The time of life between childhood and maturity.
a. A young person, especially a young male in late adolescence.
b. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Young people considered as a group.
Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle.
(yo͞oth), Isle of In Spanish Is·la de la Ju·ven·tud(ēsˈlä dĕ lä ho͞o-vĕn-to͞odˈ) Formerly Isle of Pines
An island in the Caribbean Sea south of western Cuba. Discovered by Columbus in 1494, it was later a penal colony and a rendezvous for pirates. It was claimed by both the United States and Cuba until a 1925 treaty confirmed Cuba's sovereignty.