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BES Islands

BES Islands noun: bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands.

bes islands: bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands
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Noun

BES Islands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands.

Origin of BES Islands

Calque of Dutch BES-eilanden.

Questions about BES Islands

What does BES Islands mean?
BES Islands means bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands.
What part of speech is BES Islands?
BES Islands is a noun.

Words near BES Islands in the dictionary

  1. berzerks
  2. Berzins
  3. Berzinses
  4. Berzovia
  5. bes
  6. BES Islands
  7. besa
  8. besagew
  9. besagews
  10. besague
  11. besagues

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