Leeward Islands
a group of islands in the N Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from Puerto Rico SE to Martinique.
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How to use Leeward Islands in a sentence
Are we not officially notified that the French Leeward Islands are declared by proclamation in a state of blockade?
To this the inhabitants of the most Leeward Islands sometimes go.
The Leeward Islands have not escaped, it having raged there more violently and more fatal.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonHe subdued all the Leeward Islands of the group, reached Manu'a, and there he dwelt.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before | George TurnerIn 1875 he was appointed governor of Newfoundland and held the post till 1881, when he was transferred to the Leeward Islands.
British Dictionary definitions for Leeward Islands
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a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique
a former British colony in the E Caribbean (1871–1956), consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, and the British Virgin Islands
a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Huahiné, Raiatéa, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, and Maupiti. Pop: 30 221 (2002): French name: Îles sous le Vent
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