Antilles

[ an-til-eez ]

/ ænˈtɪl iz /

plural noun

a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles ), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles, or Caribees ).

OTHER WORDS FROM Antilles

An·til·le·an

[an-til-ee-uhn, an-tl-ee-], /ænˈtɪl i ən, ˌæn tlˈi-/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Antilles

antilegomena, antilepton, anti-lewisite, antilife, antilithic, Antilles, Antilles Current, Antilochus, antilock, antilock brake, antilog

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Example sentences from the Web for Antilles

In the Antilles the plantations broke up as I had seen in Grenada.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude
Alligators' eggs are eaten in the Antilles and resemble hens' eggs in size and shape.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
In the Antilles it has rarely appeared at a height of more than seven hundred feet.
The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner
Emancipation, however, wrecked Nevis, together with a good many other of the Antilles.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893|Various

Though Dominica is the most mountainous of all the Antilles, it is split into many valleys of exquisite fertility.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for Antilles

Antilles

/ (ænˈtɪliːz) /

pl n

the Antilles a group of islands in the CaribbeanSee also Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles

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单词	antilles
释义	Antilles [ an-til-eez ] / ænˈtɪl iz / plural noun a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles ), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles, or Caribees ). OTHER WORDS FROM Antilles An·til·le·an [an-til-ee-uhn, an-tl-ee-], /ænˈtɪl i ən, ˌæn tlˈi-/, adjective, noun Words nearby Antilles antilegomena, antilepton, anti-lewisite, antilife, antilithic, Antilles, Antilles Current, Antilochus, antilock, antilock brake, antilog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Antilles In the Antilles the plantations broke up as I had seen in Grenada. The English in the West Indies\|James Anthony Froude Alligators' eggs are eaten in the Antilles and resemble hens' eggs in size and shape. The Art of Entertaining\|M. E. W. Sherwood In the Antilles it has rarely appeared at a height of more than seven hundred feet. The Making of Arguments\|J. H. Gardiner Emancipation, however, wrecked Nevis, together with a good many other of the Antilles. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893\|Various Though Dominica is the most mountainous of all the Antilles, it is split into many valleys of exquisite fertility. The English in the West Indies\|James Anthony Froude British Dictionary definitions for Antilles Antilles / (ænˈtɪliːz) / pl n the Antilles a group of islands in the CaribbeanSee also Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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