Thousand Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands in S Canada and the N United States, in the St. Lawrence River at the outlet of Lake Ontario: summer resorts.

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Thousand Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of about 1500 islands between the US and Canada, in the upper St Lawrence River: administratively divided between the two countries

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Example Sentences

New York’s 21st Congressional District borders Canada and Vermont — and includes the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands region and Fort Drum‚ home of the Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division.

From Washington Times

For sale: Saint Marys Island, a one-acre “breathtaking” private island located on Alexandria Bay, New York, in the Thousand Islands region east of Lake Ontario.

From Washington Times

Right now, he’s keeping half his portfolio in cash — and is taking a fishing trip to the Thousand Islands in a couple of weeks to clear his head.

From New York Times

A U.S. and a Canadian flag flutter at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2020.

From Reuters

The Solomon Islands is an archipelago made up of nearly a thousand islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia.

From New York Times