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. Abbreviations: VI (for use with zip code), V.I.

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How to use Virgin Islands in a sentence

  • The last part of the book is exclusively devoted to the most recent history of the Virgin Islands.

  • The first effort of the author is to give a short sketch of the history of the Virgin Islands.

  • He died too soon; he would have been a great help to us in the troubled days when we were trying to buy the Virgin Islands.

    Ten Years Near the German Frontier | Maurice Francis Egan
  • I found that we were in the latitude of the Virgin Islands, still a long way from Guadaloupe.

    Paddy Finn | W. H. G. Kingston
  • Ahead of them a low cloud showed on the horizon, which Cahusac pronounced one of the northernmost of the Virgin Islands.

    Captain Blood | Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

pl n
  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)

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Cultural definitions for Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

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

Notes for Virgin Islands

Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.

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