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Danish West Indies

Danish West Indies proper noun: a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so named until it was sold to the United States in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands.

Proper noun

the Danish West Indies

  1. (historical) A former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so named until it was sold to the United States in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands.

Questions about Danish West Indies

What does Danish West Indies mean?
Danish West Indies means a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so named until it was sold to the United States in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands.
What part of speech is Danish West Indies?
Danish West Indies is a proper noun.

Words near Danish West Indies in the dictionary

  1. Danish Reds
  2. Danish seine
  3. Danish Sign Language
  4. Danish Spitz
  5. Danish Spitzes
  6. Danish West Indies
  7. Danisha
  8. danishes
  9. Danishman
  10. Danishmandid
  11. Danishmen

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