Grenadines

[gren-uh-deenz, gren-uh-deenz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a chain of about 600 islands in the E West Indies in the Windward Islands: a former British colony; now divided between Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Grenadines

/ ˈɡrɛnəˌdiːnz, ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːnz /

plural noun

1. a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou

Example Sentences

Andorra, sandwiched between St Vincent and the Grenadines and Chad in the world standings, will regard a two-goal margin of defeat as close to a moral victory.

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Leaders of some other Caribbean nations that do not offer CBIs have also been quick to criticise, including St Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.

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Five other Caribbean nations - Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines - still criminalise same-sex relations.

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They had been spending the winter cruising in the Caribbean in their catamaran called Simplicity, which was found abandoned in neighboring St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Feb. 21.

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The authorities from police forces in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have given different ages and name spellings for the escapees.

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