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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)

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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.

From BBC

"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.

From BBC

The currency Cronje should have been remembered for was the number of runs he scored as an inspirational captain, rather than deposits in bank accounts in his name in the Cayman Islands.

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From club cricket in Cheshire and Birmingham, to T20 leagues in Canada and the Cayman Islands, there was a time when Webster thought he would simply "eke out a steady career".

From BBC

A number of tsunami alerts have been issued for the region including the coast of Colombia, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Cuba.

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