British Leeward Islands

Lee·ward Islands (l

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1. The northern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, extending from the Virgin Islands southeast to Dominica. Inhabited by Caribs when Columbus discovered them in 1493, the islands were hotly contested by the Spanish, French, and British in the 17th and 18th centuries.

2. A chain of small islets of Hawaii in the central Pacific Ocean west-northwest of the main islands. The Leewards constitute a government bird sanctuary.

Leeward Islands [ˈliːwəd]

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1. (Placename) a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique

2. (Placename) a former British colony in the E Caribbean (1871-1956), consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, and the British Virgin Islands

3. (Placename) a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Huahiné, Raiatéa, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, and Maupiti. Pop.: 26 838 (1996) French name Îles sous le Vent

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