Caicos Islands

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Cai·cos Islands

(kā′kəs, -kōs)

One of the island groups constituting the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the Bahamas.

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Caicos Islands

(ˈkeɪkəs)

pl n

(Placename) a group of islands in the Caribbean: part of the British dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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Turks′ and Cai′cos Is′lands

(tɜrks; ˈkaɪ koʊs, ˈkeɪ-)
n.pl.

two groups of islands in the SE Bahamas: British crown colonies. 7436; ab. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Cap.: Grand Turk.

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