Less·er Antilles

(lĕs′ər)

An island group of the eastern West Indies extending in an arc from Aruba to the Virgin Islands.

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Lesser Antilles

pl n

(Placename) the Lesser Antilles a group of islands in the Caribbean, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, and the Netherlands Antilles. Formerly called: the Caribbees

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An•til•les

(ænˈtɪl iz)

n.pl.

a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees).

An•til′le•an, adj., n.

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Noun

Lesser Antilles - a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies

Caribees

Antilles - a group of islands in the West Indies

Netherlands Antilles - a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands

Leeward Islands - a group of islands in the eastern West Indies

Windward Islands, Windward Isles - a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles

Barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela

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First it was supposed to have petered out,' Jackson said, noting that while the storm had passed through the Lesser Antilles 'it was supposed to pass over Hispaniola which was supposed to weaken it and turn it into a depression.

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In order to prevent unauthorised deliveries of humanitarian aid, the Venezuela's president earlier in the week closed the land border with Brazil and the sea border with the Lesser Antilles, where aid was being collected as well, and temporarily shut several bridges connecting Venezuela with Colombia.

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Barbados sits quietly on the southern corner of the Lesser Antilles and is in fact the easternmost island in the Caribbean.

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Barbados - the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies - is beautiful from shore to shore, but many agree its west coast is best.

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Barbados - the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies - is beautiful from shore to shore, but many agree its west coast is best.

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The NHC expects the storm to gradually weaken into a tropical depression after it crosses the Lesser Antilles island chain.

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Isaac, a smaller hurricane, is headed for the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to grow stronger over the next day or two, according to forecasters.

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