Grenadines

American  

[gren-uh-deenz, gren-uh-deenz] / ˌgrɛn əˈdinz, ˈgrɛn əˌdinz /

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.

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Grenadines British  

/ 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

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Grenadines

That October, intelligence agents transported the oil executives from the Helicoide jail in Caracas to an airstrip on a tiny Caribbean island in the Grenadines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

The Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday swore in a new prime minister for the first time in 24 years after elections unseated the left-leaning Ralph Gonsalves.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

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

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

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

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

The house was situated on an elevated spot, and commanded a fine view of the sea, extending nearly from the Grenadines to LaBaye, the port of Greenville.

From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne