Antilles

[ an-til-eez ]

plural noun

1. a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico Greater Antilles, the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S Lesser Antilles, or Caribees.

Antilles

/ ænˈtɪliːz /

plural noun

1. the Antilles
   a group of islands in the Caribbean See also Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles

Other Words From

• An·til·le·an [an-, til, -ee-, uh, n, an-tl-, ee, -], adjective noun

Example Sentences

More than half of the participants were from the Netherlands, with 10 percent hailing from Suriname or the Dutch Antilles and the rest identifying from nations as diverse as Turkey, Morocco and other "non-Western countries."

From Salon

There currently are two subduction zones in the Atlantic: the Lesser Antilles and Scotia.

From Science Daily

He also advised authorities in Singapore, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Andorra, and the Netherlands Antilles on establishing or operating gambling facilities.

From Seattle Times

Tammy was expected to remain at hurricane strength and even strengthen slightly as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles through Saturday passing by Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda.

From Seattle Times

Bones from archaeological sites in the Turks and Caicos and from Montserrat -- an island far to the south in the Lesser Antilles -- were also determined to be from Hispaniolan parrots.

From Science Daily