Antilles

[an-til-eez]

plural noun

1. a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico Greater Antilles, the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S Lesser Antilles, or Caribees.

Antilles

/ ænˈtɪliːz /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Caribbean See also Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles

Other Word Forms

• Antillean adjective