Virgin Islands

[vur-jin ahy-luhndz]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. VI (for use with zip code), V.I.

Virgin Islands

plural noun

1. a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)

Virgin Islands

1. Islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, owned by the United States and Britain.

Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.

Example Sentences

The company behind ClothOff is based in the British Virgin Islands and is believed by the Yale law group to be operated by people residing in Belarus.

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In Britain, Mr Chen and his accomplices allegedly incorporated businesses in the British Virgin Islands and invested in UK property.

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Some of the entities are registered in other countries, including the British Virgin Islands, Taiwan and Singapore.

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All 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands have their own contingent of National Guard troops.

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The northern Caribbean nations, such as Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic, are among the most at risk of a direct hit.

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