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Tortola
[ tawr-toh-luh ]
noun
- the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Tortola
/ tɔːˈtəʊlə /
noun
- an island in the NE Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands group: chief island of the British Virgin Islands. Pop: 23 900 (latest est). Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
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It was at Tortola that they first gained any useful information.
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He said he had at different periods been stationed in Antigua, Anguilla, Tortola, and some other islands.
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In the legislature of Tortola, which passed the bill in April 1838, the opposing party was small.
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The only recent species of this genus is from the island of Tortola.
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In 1742 he parted from her to go on a religious visit to Tortola, in the West Indies.
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