Virgin Islands

[ vur-jin ahy-luhndz ]

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plural noun

a group of islands in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. : VI (for use with zip code), V.I.

Virgin Islands

plural noun

a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)

Virgin Islands

Islands in the Caribbean Sea , east of Puerto Rico , owned by the United States and Britain .

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Notes

Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.

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Example Sentences

Email exchanges describe time spent together at Mr Epstein's properties in New York and on his private island in the US Virgin Islands.

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The National Weather Service has warned of potential hazards for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands adding: "Strong currents and waves dangerous to those in or very near water".

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The case against Trafigura has had all the elements of a financial thriller: millions of dollars, shady middlemen and a chain of shell companies located in offshore havens like the Virgin Islands.

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But it seemed the oligarch would not be using it over the festive period - records show it had been chartered by a company based in the British Virgin Islands.

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Ms Giuffre alleged that the incidents took place in London, New York, and the Virgin Islands after being introduced to the duke by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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