Anguilla

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æŋˈɡwɪlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ang gwil′ə)


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An•guil•la  (ang gwil′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesan island in the N Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies;
    a British dependency. 6500;
    34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km). Cf. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Anguilla / æŋˈɡwɪlə/
  1. an island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British associated state of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 until 1980, when it reverted to the status of a British dependency and is now a UK Overseas Territory. Pop: 15 754 (2013 est). Area: 90 sq km (35 sq miles)
'Anguilla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British West Indies - Leeward Islands - Nevis - Saint Kitts and Nevis - St. Kitts - St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla - West Indies Associated States - catadromous - eel

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