US Virgin Islands
See also: U.S. Virgin Islands and U. S. Virgin Islands
English
Etymology
From US + Virgin Islands, named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
- A group of islands in the Caribbean that is a territory of the United States. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.
- 2003, Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Third Way”, in Living History, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 437:
- I looked forward to seeing our friends and loved the long, serious conversations at Renaissance. But I needed some rest, and I was eager for the four days we had planned on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands after New Year’s.
Synonyms
- United States Virgin Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands / U. S. Virgin Islands
- U.S.V.I. / U.S. V.I. / USVI / US VI / U. S. V. I. (abbreviations)
Translations
islands
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See also
- Countries and territories of the world
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