Lesser-antilles
plural noun
1.
See under .
[an-til-eez] /ænˈtɪl iz/
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)
/ænˈtɪliːz/
plural noun
1.
the Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean See also Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles
plural noun
1.
the Lesser Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, and the Netherlands Antilles Formerly called the Caribbees
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