a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique a former British colony in the E Caribbean (1871–1956), consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, and the British Virgin Islands a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Huahiné, Raiatéa, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, and Maupiti. Pop: 30 221 (2002)
French name: Îles sous le Vent
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Lee′ward Is′lands
(lē′wərd),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa group of islands in the N Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from Puerto Rico SE to Martinique.
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'Leeward Islands' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anguilla
- Antigua
- Barbuda
- Basse-Terre
- Basseterre
- Bonaire
- Bora Bora
- British Virgin Islands
- Guadeloupe
- Laysan
- Lesser Antilles
- Montserrat
- Nevis
- Saba
- Saint Kitts
- Saint Martin
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Society Islands
- St. Kitts
- St. Kitts-Nevis
- St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
- St. Martin
- Tortola
- sail
- Îles sous le Vent