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)
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Vir′gin Is′lands,
- Place Namesa group of islands in the West Indies, E of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. Abbr.: V.I., VI
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'Virgin Islands' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British Virgin Islands
- British West Indies
- Charlotte Amalie
- Danish West Indies
- Leeward Islands
- Road Town
- Saint Croix
- Saint John
- Saint Thomas
- St. Croix
- St. John
- St. Thomas
- Thornton
- Tortola
- VI
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Virgin Islands of the United States
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