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Antilles
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Antilles
(proper noun)
Greater Antilles
(proper noun)
Lesser Antilles
(proper noun)
Antilles
/æn
ˈ
tɪliz/
proper noun
Antilles
/æn
ˈ
tɪliz/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANTILLES
the Antilles
:
the West Indies except for the Bahamas
— Antillean
/æn
ˈ
tɪlijən/
adjective
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