An·guil·la ( ng-gw l  , n-) An island of the British West Indies in the northern Leeward Islands. Settled by the British in the 17th century, it was part of the self-governing colony of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla until 1967, when it seceded unilaterally. A bid for full independence led to the landing of British troops in 1969. Anguilla became a dependency of Britain in 1971. |
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| Noun | 1. | Anguilla - a British colony in the West Indies the Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area |
| 2. | Anguilla - type genus of the Anguillidae: eels fish genus - any of various genus of fish Anguillidae, family Anguillidae - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn common eel, freshwater eel - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked |
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