virgin islands

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noun,plural virgin islands group of islands in the Caribbean 1
noun plural virgin islands 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) 0
noun virgin islands group of islands of the Leeward group in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico, comprising the British Virgin Islands, easternmost islands of this group, constituting a British territory (59 sq mi, 153 sq km; pop. 17,000), & the Virgin Islands of the United States, the islands of this group closest to Puerto Rico, constituting a territory of the U.S. (134 sq mi, 347 sq km; pop. 109,000; cap. Charlotte Amalie: abbrev. VI) 0

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