Thousand Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands in S Canada and the N United States, in the St. Lawrence River at the outlet of Lake Ontario: summer resorts.

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Thousand Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands between the US and Canada, in the upper St Lawrence River: administratively divided between the two countries

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Example Sentences

New York’s 21st Congressional District borders Canada and Vermont — and includes the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands region and Fort Drum‚ home of the Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023

A U.S. and a Canadian flag flutter at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2020.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2021

“It’s exciting, but we’re also realistic,” said Corey Fram, the director of tourism for the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2021

Before dawn we drove in darkness to the bird-festooned Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2020

That August, my family went on vacation to the Thousand Islands in Canada.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda