Definitions for virgin islands
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Virgin Islandsnoun

   a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain

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1. Virgin Islandsnoun

   An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, comprised of the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.

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1. virgin islands

   The Virgin Islands refers to a group of islands in the Caribbean that are part of an archipelago on the eastern edge of the Puerto Rico Trench. The island group is divided into two parts: the U.S. Virgin Islands, which includes St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, and the British Virgin Islands, which includes about 60 islands and cays. The term "virgin" refers to the legendary beauty of the islands, which was first coined by Christopher Columbus in honor of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers.

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1. Virgin Islands

   The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, and form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Politically, the eastern islands form the British Virgin Islands and the western ones form the United States Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom comprising Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada. The U.S. Virgin Islands is one of five inhabited insular areas of the United States, along with American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. The territory comprises St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and Water Island. The Virgin Passage separates the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra, which are part of Puerto Rico. The United States dollar is the official currency on both the British and U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the Spanish/Puerto Rican Virgin Islands.

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1. Virgin Islands

   a group of islands in the West Indies, few of them of any size, belonging partly to Denmark, Britain, and Spain.

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How to pronounce virgin islands?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of virgin islands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of virgin islands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of virgin islands in a Sentence

1. John Rankin:

   I realise this will be shocking news for people in British Virgin Islands. And I would call for calm at this time.

2. Bob Goodlatte:

   Citizens deserve a clear answer on how the government of the Virgin Islands intends to implement this and any future emergency executive orders that may impact their constitutional right to bear arms and defend themselves in an emergency.

3. Miami Marlins:

   I was basically told that I could not come cover the Marlins. I was denied credentials right after I went to the British Virgin Islands, that trip, i was actually approved for the next day, for that Sunday, and then I got a denial email, and then was denied about a week later when I applied yet again. I spoke to Marlins PR and they basically don’t like the way that I cover the team. So I’ve been denied credentials since then.

4. The NHC:

   Interests in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola should monitor the progress of Dorian as watches could be required as early as later today.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=virgin islands
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=virgin islands
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#VirginIslands