British Virgin Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a British colony comprising several small islands (largest, Tortola) in the West Indies, E of Puerto Rico. 67 sq. mi. (174 sq. km). Road Town.

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British Virgin Islands British  

plural noun

1. a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, consisting of 36 islands in the E Virgin Islands: formerly part of the Federation of the Leeward Islands (1871–1956). Capital: Road Town, on Tortola. Pop: 31 912 (2013 est). Area: 153 sq km (59 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

As part of his travel empire, the British entrepreneur of Virgin Group fame owns Necker Island, a 74-acre slice of apparent paradise in the British Virgin Islands.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Hong Kong-based Charming Medical, a beauty-care company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, went public at $4 on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

A team based in the British Virgin Islands founded Surfshark in 2018.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

Many of the most befuddling stocks reviewed by Barron’s are holding companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands with investors or subsidiaries that are also Caribbean holding companies.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Rick switched to the Navy command frequency in time to intercept a conversation with a destroyer somewhere off the British Virgin Islands.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)