Grenada
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one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
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an independent country comprising this island and the S Grenadines: a former British colony; gained independence 1974: scene of invasion by U.S. and Caribbean forces 1983. 133 sq. mi. (344 sq. km). St. George's.
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a town in central Mississippi.
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In 1983, President Ronald Reagan of the United States ordered an invasion of the island, allegedly to protect some one thousand American citizens from Cuban military personnel on the island.
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Marines were dropped into Beirut and Grenada, and finally, details how the U.S. launched air raid attacks on Libya in 1986.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Over the preceding several years, the Soviet Union and Cuba had grown involved in Grenada, building military facilities, providing arms, and building an airfield capable of handling military aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Pitchford was tried in Grenada County, Mississippi, in 2006 for a capital murder committed when he was 18.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
On Thursday she travelled to the Caribbean nation of Grenada, northeast of Venezuela, for her first international visit as head of state, state TV images showed.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Louise Little, my mother, who was bom in Grenada, in the British West Indies, looked like a white woman.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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