"Antilles" meaning in English

See Antilles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ænˈtɪl.iːz/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -ɪliːz Etymology: From Antilia or Antillia, a legendary island lying west of Spain and Portugal, from Antulia; the name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Antilles
  1. The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea. Categories (place): Islands Translations (islands): Antiy [feminine, plural] (Antillean Creole), Անտիլյան կղզիներ (Antilyan kġziner) [plural] (Armenian), Antilles (Asturian), Antilles [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 安的列斯 (Āndelièsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 安的列斯群島 (Chinese Mandarin), 安的列斯群岛 (Āndelièsī qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Antigli [feminine, plural] (Corsican), Antilli [feminine, plural, rare] (Corsican), Antily [plural] (Czech), Antillen [plural] (Dutch), Antiloj [plural] (Esperanto), Antillit [plural] (Finnish), Antilles [feminine, plural] (French), ანტილის კუნძულები (anṭilis ḳunʒulebi) (Georgian), Antillen [plural] (German), Αντίλλες (Antílles) [feminine, plural] (Greek), Antiy [feminine, plural] (Haitian Creole), Antille [feminine, plural] (Italian), アンティル (Antiru) (Japanese), Antias [plural] (Papiamentu), Antilles [feminine, plural] (Picard), Antilhas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Анти́льские острова́ (Antílʹskije ostrová) [plural] (Russian), Анти́ли [Cyrillic, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Antíli [Roman, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Antilli [feminine, plural] (Sicilian), Antillas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), Antillerna [plural] (Swedish), Antiller [plural] (Turkish)
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          "sense": "islands",
          "word": "ანტილის კუნძულები"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antilhas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Antílʹskije ostrová",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Анти́льские острова́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Анти́ли"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antíli"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antillas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antillerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "islands",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Antiller"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Antilles"
}

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