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Windward Islands

Windward Islands proper noun: the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

Proper noun

Windward Islands

  1. The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. The eastern islands of the Society Islands (French Polynesia), composed of Tahiti, Moorea and several private or small uninhabited islands.

Origin of Windward Islands

Called windward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the easternmost Windward Islands are upwind of the Leeward Islands, and are the islands of the Lesser Antilles that first meet the trade winds coming from the east.

Questions about Windward Islands

What does Windward Islands mean?
Windward Islands means the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.
What part of speech is Windward Islands?
Windward Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Windward Islands in the dictionary

  1. Windwalker
  2. windward
  3. Windward Antilles
  4. Windward Islander
  5. Windward Islanders
  6. Windward Islands
  7. Windward Isles
  8. windward of the law
  9. Windward Passage
  10. windwardly
  11. windwardmost

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