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.

---

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

---

Example Sentences

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 Fitburg is flagged from St Vincent and Grenadines, and its 14 crew members -- from Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan -- were detained and to be questioned by Finnish police.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

The skipper contacted the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard, which then notified the local police.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Agriculture, dominated by banana production, is the most important sector of this lower-middle-income economy.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency