Cayman Islands

[key-man, -muhn]

plural noun

1. three islands in the West Indies, NW of Jamaica: a British crown colony. 104 sq. mi. (269 sq. km).

Cayman Islands

/ ˈkeɪmən /

plural noun

1. three coral islands in the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica: a dependency of Jamaica until 1962, now a UK Overseas Territory. Capital: George Town. Pop: 53 737 (2013 est). Area: about 260 sq km (100 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The exchange, which is registered in the Cayman Islands, remains the world's most popular platform for buying and selling cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.

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“Our findings suggest that Cayman Islands hedge funds are, increasingly, the marginal foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds,” the authors said.

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A spokeswoman for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority said its reinsurance market plays a critical role in supporting the global insurance sector.

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The leak occurred while he was in detention, accused of depositing a huge sum of embezzled money into secret accounts in the Cayman Islands.

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"Its just gone crazy," he added, saying he had since received messages of support from as far afield as South Africa, the US and Cayman Islands.

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