Virgin Islands

American  

[vur-jin ahy-luhndz] / ˈvɜr dʒɪn ˈaɪ ləndz /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. VI (for use with zip code), V.I.

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Virgin Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)

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Virgin Islands Cultural  

1. Islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, owned by the United States and Britain.

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Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.

Example Sentences

On Nov. 18, the committee sent subpoenas External link to JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and the attorney general for the Virgin Islands, requesting financial records related to Epstein.

From Barron's

The House Oversight Committee recently released some images and videos provided by the Virgin Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Virgin Islands, with drawings broadcast every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

The British Virgin Islands registration for the original founding provides an additional layer of separation from intrusive data retention laws.

From Salon

The photos showed several bedrooms in the US Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks on a wall and a phone with names written on speed-dial buttons.

From BBC