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Virgin Islands

[ vur-jin ahy-luhndz ]

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. : VI (for use with zip code), V.I.


Virgin Islands

plural noun

  1. a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Virgin Islands

  1. Islands in the Caribbean Sea , east of Puerto Rico , owned by the United States and Britain .
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Notes

Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.
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Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and other Caribbean islands for the company Seven Seas Water, which he founded.

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