Lesser-antilles meaning

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An island group of the eastern West Indies extending in an arc from Aruba to the Virgin Islands.
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Group of islands in the West Indies, southeast of Puerto Rico, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, & the islands off the N coast of Venezuela.
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The smaller islands of the West Indies, to the south and east of Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
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Lesser-antilles Sentence Examples

  • The Windward Islands, which, as a geographical division, properly include Barbados, derive their name from the fact that they are the most exposed of the Lesser Antilles to the N.E.

  • Orange Colony Complete estimates for the balance of ' No accurate returns for Central America, Greater and Lesser Antilles and Dutch Guiana.

  • If you are looking to get away from the chaos of everyday life, then head to a posh paradise on the Lesser Antilles island of Anguilla.

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