St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla

[ kits-nee-vis-ang-gwil-uh, -nev-is ]

/ ˈkɪtsˈni vɪs æŋˈgwɪl ə, -ˈnɛv ɪs /

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a former British colony (1967–71) in the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: comprising St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, and adjacent small islands: a member of the former West Indies Associated States.

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St.-John's-wort, St. Joseph, stk., St. Kitts, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, S.T.L., St.-Lambert, St. Laurent, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River

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