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Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands proper noun: an archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.

Proper noun

the Virgin Islands

  1. An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
    Synonyms:
    VI, V.I., V. I.

Virgin Islands meaning in Arabic and Thai

Virgin Islands in Arabic

archipelago
اَلْجُزُر اَلْعَذْرَاء al-juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ

Virgin Islands in Thai

archipelago
หมู่เกาะเวอร์จิน

Synonyms of Virgin Islands

Origin of Virgin Islands

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

Words formed from Virgin Islands

Questions about Virgin Islands

What does Virgin Islands mean?
Virgin Islands means an archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
What is Virgin Islands in Arabic?
Virgin Islands in Arabic is اَلْجُزُر اَلْعَذْرَاء (al-juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ). See Virgin Islands meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Virgin Islands?
Virgin Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Virgin Islands in the dictionary

  1. Virgin Gorda
  2. virgin honey
  3. Virgin Is.
  4. Virgin Islander
  5. Virgin Islanders
  6. Virgin Islands
  7. Virgin Islands of the United States
  8. Virgin Mary
  9. Virgin Marys
  10. virgin of the sun
  11. virgin parchment

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