| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| 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: 132 000 (2004 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles) | |
Islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, owned by the United States and Britain.
Note: Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.
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