Virgin-islands
plural noun
1.
a group of islands in the West Indies, E of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands.
Abbreviation: V.I., VI.
Virgin Islands
plural noun
1.
a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)
Virgin Islands definition
Islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, owned by the United States and Britain.
Note: Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.
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