Cayman Islands

American  

[key-man, -muhn] / ˈkeɪˌmæn, -mən /

plural noun

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

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Cayman Islands British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

After 1999, Ireland’s 12.5% corporate tax rate and English-speaking workforce made it a tax shelter for foreign companies—many of them American—similar to the Cayman Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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.

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

Its executives say it only does deals in jurisdictions such as the U.S. and Bermuda and that it shuns places like the Cayman Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal