Nevis
Americannoun
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one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
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Ben. Ben Nevis.
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an island in the Caribbean, part of St Kitts-Nevis; the volcanic cone of Nevis Peak, which rises to 1002 m (3287 ft), lies in the centre of the island. Capital: Charlestown. Pop: 11 181 (2001. Area: 129 sq km (50 sq miles)
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See Ben Nevis
Example Sentences
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It was the father-of-one's second hiking trip to Ben Nevis.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Investigative reporters have tried to unwind his various corporate acquisitions, which include the peer-to-peer streaming service BitTorrent, and his claims of citizenship not only in St. Kitts and Nevis, but also Malta.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Rodríguez and her government know that, he told reporters traveling with him to St. Kitts and Nevis in late February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Rubio will be the highest-ranking US official ever to visit Saint Kitts and Nevis, a former British colony of around 50,000 people that is among the world's smallest countries.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Hamilton had been born on the West Indian island of Nevis, the illegitimate son of a down-on-her-luck beauty of French extraction and a hard-drinking Scottish merchant with a flair for bankruptcy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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