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Ne⋅vis

[nee-vis, nev-is]
–noun
1. one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 11,900; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
2. Ben. Ben Nevis.
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Ne·vis   (nē'vĭs, něv'ĭs)   
One of the Leeward Islands of the eastern West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the English after 1628 and is now part of St. Kitts and Nevis.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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