English Explanatory Dictionary

Antilles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.

Pronunciation

/ænˈtɪl.iːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Antilles.wav

Word forms

Antilles the Antilles

Etymology

From Antilia or Antillia, a legendary island lying west of Spain and Portugal, from Antulia; the name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.

Derived words

Antillean Antilles catshark Antilles coqui Antilles Current Antilles pinktoe tarantula French Antilles Greater Antilles Leeward Antilles Lesser Antilles Netherlands Antilles pearl of the Antilles Windward Antilles
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