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Lesser Antilles

plural noun
  1. See under Antilles.
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Antilles

[an-til-eez]
plural noun
  1. a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees).
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Related formsAn·til·le·an [an-til-ee-uh n, an-tl-ee-] /ænˈtɪl i ən, ˌæn tlˈi-/, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lesser antilles

Antilles

pl n
  1. the Antilles a group of islands in the CaribbeanSee also Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles
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Lesser Antilles

pl n
  1. the Lesser Antilles a group of islands in the Caribbean, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, and the Netherlands AntillesFormerly called: the Caribbees
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