Leeward Islands

[ lee-werd ]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the N Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from Puerto Rico SE to Martinique.

Leeward Islands

/ ˈliːwəd /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique
2. 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
3. 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 nameÎles sous le Vent

Example Sentences

Are we not officially notified that the French leeward islands are declared by proclamation in a state of blockade?

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To this the inhabitants of the most leeward islands sometimes go.

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The Leeward Islands have not escaped, it having raged there more violently and more fatal.

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He subdued all the leeward islands of the group, reached Manu'a, and there he dwelt.

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In 1875 he was appointed governor of Newfoundland and held the post till 1881, when he was transferred to the Leeward Islands.

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