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Antilles
An·til·les A0341900 (ăn-tĭl′ēz) The islands of the West Indies except for the Bahamas, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and divided into the Greater Antilles to the north and the Lesser Antilles to the east. An·till′e·an adj. & n.Antilles (ænˈtɪliːz) pl n (Placename) the Antilles a group of islands in the Caribbean. See also Greater Antilles, Lesser AntillesAn•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. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Antilles - a group of islands in the West Indiesthe Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort areaGreater Antilles - a group of islands in the western West IndiesCaribees, Lesser Antilles - a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies | TranslationsAntilles
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. ..... Click the link for more information. .Antilles Related to Antilles: Dutch AntillesWords related to Antillesnoun a group of islands in the West IndiesRelated Words- the Indies
- West Indies
- Greater Antilles
- Caribees
- Lesser Antilles
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