Anguilla

American  

[ang-gwil-uh] / æŋˈgwɪl ə /

noun

1. an island in the N Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies; a British dependency. 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).

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Anguilla British  

/ æŋˈɡwɪlə /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British associated state of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 until 1980, when it reverted to the status of a British dependency and is now a UK Overseas Territory. Pop: 15 754 (2013 est). Area: 90 sq km (35 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

One eel species, Anguilla anguilla, or the European eel, is considered critically endangered and was added to Appendix II in 2009.

From Barron's

Situated in the northeast of the Caribbean island arc, Anguilla lies perfectly within the North Atlantic hurricane belt.

From BBC

Eddie Murphy marries his partner of 12 years, Australian model Paige Butcher, this week in Anguilla.

From Los Angeles Times

The teenage goalkeeper started for the Turks and Caicos Islands last month in their Concacaf Nations League match against Anguilla - whose starting goalkeeper in contrast was 41.

From BBC

Shawn’s basketball coach Pamela says the teenager was full of hope when he left Anguilla for the UK.

From BBC