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Lesser Antilles

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bones from archaeological sites in the Turks and Caicos and from Montserrat -- an island far to the south in the Lesser Antilles -- were also determined to be from Hispaniolan parrots.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023

Life-threatening surf was expected to hit the Lesser Antilles on Friday and reach the British and U.S.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

"Bret is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles through Thursday and then move across those islands late Thursday and Thursday night as a strong tropical storm," according to the NHC.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023

It shows two brewing systems east of the Lesser Antilles, including one that has already reached tropical storm strength, Bret.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

An island of the archipelago in the South Atlantic between North and South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: divided into the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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