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Saint Croix
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Saint Croix  (kroi)
An island of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the West Indies east of Puerto Rico. Discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was controlled successively by Holland, England, Spain, France, and Denmark, which sold it to the United States in 1917.

Saint Croix [krɔɪ]
n usually abbreviated to St Croix
(Placename) an island in the Caribbean, the largest of the Virgin Islands of the US: purchased by the US in 1917. Chief town: Christiansted. Pop.: 53 234 (2000). Area: 207 sq. km (80 sq. miles) Also called Santa Cruz [ˈsæntə ˈkruːz]


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