a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique
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a former British colony in the E Caribbean (1871--1956), consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, and the British Virgin Islands
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French name: Îles sous le Vent a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Huahiné, Raiatéa, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, and Maupiti. Pop: 30 221 (2002)