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Antigua

[ an-tee-guh ]

noun

  1. one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).


Antigua

/ ænˈtiːɡə /

noun

  1. an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony, with its dependency Barbuda, until 1967, when it became a British associated state; it became independent in 1981 as part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

A judge in July struck down Antigua and Barbuda’s colonial-era sodomy law.

Early in 2022, he rowed 700 miles from Antigua to Turks and Caicos.

Currently, the storm is about 1,470 miles southeast of the Leeward Islands, which include Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, and the Virgin Islands.

Loveholidays’ top 10 features are Dubai, Aruba, Thailand, Mauritius, Antigua, Turks & Caicos, St Lucia, Bermuda, Seychelles and Namibia.

From Digiday

Despite competing claims made by the British government and nearby Antigua, the rock island maintained its sovereignty.

So, next winter, skip Punta Cana and Cancun, and head to Antigua.

Were there any crazy stories filming in Sri Lanka and Antigua for Rio?

Simon: We filmed three music videos in Sri Lanka and two in Antigua, so five in total.

They are currently in Antigua Barbuda, the last country the couple will visit before returning to the United Kingdom.

Lady Lavington survived her husband, who died in 1807, as Governor of Antigua and a bankrupt.

Balboa sent an expedition to rescue them and brought them down to Antigua.

The first island we made was Antigua, where we arrived, without meeting with any adventure worthy of note, on the 5th of February.

They built a fort, and laid out a town called Maria de la Antigua del Darien—the name being almost bigger than the town!

One day, the colonists of Antigua were surprised by the sound of a cannon shot.

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