Cayman Islands

[ key-man, -muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

three islands in the West Indies, NW of Jamaica: a British crown colony. 104 sq. mi. (269 sq. km).

Cayman Islands

/ ˈkeɪmən /

three coral islands in the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica: a dependency of Jamaica until 1962, now a UK Overseas Territory. Capital: George Town. Pop: 53 737 (2013 est). Area: about 260 sq km (100 sq miles)

The British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Belize, and Switzerland.

Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands.

Biggest response: "He holds as much as $8 million in accounts in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying taxes on it."

He railed about how the law was being obstructed in Guantánamo Bay and about money laundering in the Cayman Islands and in London.

Casual in winter or migration in the Cayman Islands and western Cuba.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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