Anguilla

[ ang-gwil-uh ]

noun

1. an island in the N Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies; a British dependency. 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).

Anguilla

/ æŋˈɡwɪlə /

noun

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)

Example Sentences

The teenage goalkeeper started for the Turks and Caicos Islands last month in their Concacaf Nations League match against Anguilla - whose starting goalkeeper in contrast was 41.

From BBC

BBC News visited his family's home in Anguilla and found an island in mourning.

From BBC

Mr Seesahai was from Anguilla in the Caribbean and had only been in the UK for six months before he was murdered.

From BBC

The family added that they had used up all their life savings to repatriate his body back to Anguilla and had to take out a loan to attend the trial earlier this year.

From BBC

But in Anguilla, a tiny Caribbean island to the east of Puerto Rico, the A.I. boom has made the country a fortune.

From New York Times