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Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles An island group of the northern West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.Greater Antilles pl n (Placename) the Greater Antilles a group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico An•til•les (ænˈtɪl iz)
n.pl. a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, 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). An•til′le•an, adj., n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Greater Antilles - a group of islands in the western West IndiesAntilles - a group of islands in the West IndiesCuba - the largest island in the West IndiesHayti, Hispaniola, Haiti - an island in the West IndiesCommonwealth of Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Puerto Rico, PR - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto RicoJamaica - an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti |
Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles: see West IndiesWest Indies,
archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Words related to Greater Antillesnoun a group of islands in the western West IndiesRelated Words- Antilles
- Cuba
- Hayti
- Hispaniola
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Porto Rico
- Puerto Rico
- PR
- Jamaica
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