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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.


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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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 Dec. 3, 2023

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 May 18, 2022

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 Dec. 10, 2021

Fram, of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council, is looking forward to seeing more Ontario license plates.

From Washington Post Nov. 7, 2021

That August, my family went on vacation to the Thousand Islands in Canada.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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