"United States Virgin Islands" meaning in English

See United States Virgin Islands in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the United States Virgin Islands [canonical]
Etymology: Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=United States Virgin Islands}} the United States Virgin Islands
  1. An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States. Wikipedia link: Christopher Columbus, Saint Ursula, United States Virgin Islands Categories (place): Dependent territories of the United States, Islands, Places in the United States, United States Virgin Islands Synonyms: US Virgin Islands, U.S.V.I. [abbreviation], U.S. V.I. [abbreviation], USVI [abbreviation], US VI [abbreviation], U. S. V. I. [abbreviation] Related terms (Federal district): Washington, D.C. Related terms (States): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming Related terms (Territories): American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands Translations (a US overseas territory in the Caribbean): جزر العذراء الأمريكية (juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ al-ʔamrīkiyya) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), جزر العذراء التابعة الولايات المتحدة [feminine, plural] (Arabic), Inizi Gwerc'h Stadunanat [feminine, plural] (Breton), Illes Verges Americanes [feminine, plural] (Catalan), ᎠᏒᏂᎸᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏚᎦᏚᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᏗᏍᎦᏚᎩ (asvnilvnigesvna dugadudv nahna nasgi unaligohi disgadugi) [plural] (Cherokee), 美屬維爾京群島 (Chinese Mandarin), 美属维尔京群岛 (Měi shǔ Wéi'ěrjīng qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Isuli Vergini statunitensi [feminine, plural] (Corsican), Isuli Vergini di i Stati Uniti [feminine, plural] (Corsican), Amerikanske Jomfruøer (Danish), Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden [plural] (Dutch), Usonaj Virgulinsuloj (Esperanto), USA Neitsisaared [plural] (Estonian), îles Vierges des États-Unis [feminine, plural] (French), îles Vierges américaines [feminine, plural] (French), Amerikanische Jungferninseln [feminine, plural] (German), Αμερικανικές Παρθένοι Νήσοι (Amerikanikés Parthénoi Nísoi) [feminine, plural] (Greek), Amerikai Virgin-szigetek (Hungarian), Oileáin Mheiriceánacha na Maighdean [masculine, plural] (Irish), Isole Vergini statunitensi [feminine, plural] (Italian), Isole Vergini degli Stati Uniti [feminine, plural] (Italian), アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島 (Amerika-ryō Vājin-shotō) (Japanese), アメリカ合衆国領ヴァージン諸島 (Amerika Gasshūkoku-ryō Vājin-shotō) (Japanese), 미국령 버진아일랜드 (Migungnyeong Beojin-aillaendeu) (Korean), ໝູ່ເກາະເວີຈິນຂອງສະຫະລັດ (mū kǫ wœ̄ chin khǭng sa ha lat) (Lao), ໝູ່ເກາະເວີຈິນຂອງສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ (mū kǫ wœ̄ chin khǭng sa ha lat ʼā mē li kā) (Lao), Virgineae insulae Civitatum Foederatarum [feminine, plural] (Latin), ASV Virdžīnas [feminine, plural] (Latvian), Американски Девствени Острови (Amerikanski Devstveni Ostrovi) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), De amerikanske Jomfruøyer [plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), Dei amerikanske Jomfruøyane [plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Illas Verges Americanas [feminine, plural] (Occitan), Illas Verges dels Estats Units [feminine, plural] (Occitan), Wyspy Dziewicze Stanów Zjednoczonych [feminine, plural] (Polish), Ilhas Virgens Americanas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Insulele Virgine Americane [feminine, plural] (Romanian), Америка́нские Вирги́нские о́строва (Amerikánskije Virgínskije óstrova) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Unitit States Virgin Islands [plural] (Scots), Virgin Islands o the Unitit States [plural] (Scots), American Virgin Islands [plural] (Scots), Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos [feminine, plural] (Spanish), Islas Vírgenes Americanas (Spanish), Amerikanska Jungfruöarna [plural] (Swedish), หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐ (mùu-gɔ̀-wəə-jîn-kɔ̌ɔng-sà-hà-rát) (Thai), หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐอเมริกา (Thai), ABD Virgin Adaları (Turkish), Америка́нські Віргі́нські Острови́ (Amerykánsʹki Virhínsʹki Ostrový) (Ukrainian), quần đảo Vơ-gin thuộc Mĩ (Vietnamese)
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          "roman": "Amerikanski Devstveni Ostrovi",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Американски Девствени Острови"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "De amerikanske Jomfruøyer"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Dei amerikanske Jomfruøyane"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Illas Verges Americanas"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Illas Verges dels Estats Units"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Wyspy Dziewicze Stanów Zjednoczonych"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Ilhas Virgens Americanas"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Insulele Virgine Americane"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Amerikánskije Virgínskije óstrova",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Америка́нские Вирги́нские о́строва"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Unitit States Virgin Islands"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Virgin Islands o the Unitit States"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "American Virgin Islands"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "Islas Vírgenes Americanas"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Amerikanska Jungfruöarna"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mùu-gɔ̀-wəə-jîn-kɔ̌ɔng-sà-hà-rát",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐ"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐอเมริกา"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "ABD Virgin Adaları"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Amerykánsʹki Virhínsʹki Ostrový",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "Америка́нські Віргі́нські Острови́"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
          "word": "quần đảo Vơ-gin thuộc Mĩ"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Christopher Columbus",
        "Saint Ursula",
        "United States Virgin Islands"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "United States Virgin Islands"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.",
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    {
      "form": "the United States Virgin Islands",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "def": "1",
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      },
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  "pos": "name",
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      "sense": "States",
      "word": "Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Federal district",
      "word": "Washington, D.C."
    },
    {
      "sense": "Territories",
      "word": "American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands"
    }
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Breton translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Cherokee translations",
        "Terms with Corsican translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Lao translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Occitan translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scots translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "en:Dependent territories of the United States",
        "en:Islands",
        "en:Places in the United States",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States."
      ],
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        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
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        ],
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          "Virgin Islands",
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        [
          "Caribbean Sea",
          "Caribbean Sea"
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      ],
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        "Christopher Columbus",
        "Saint Ursula",
        "United States Virgin Islands"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "US Virgin Islands"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "U.S.V.I."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ al-ʔamrīkiyya",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "جزر العذراء الأمريكية"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "جزر العذراء التابعة الولايات المتحدة"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Inizi Gwerc'h Stadunanat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Illes Verges Americanes"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "asvnilvnigesvna dugadudv nahna nasgi unaligohi disgadugi",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ᎠᏒᏂᎸᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏚᎦᏚᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᏗᏍᎦᏚᎩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "美屬維爾京群島"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Měi shǔ Wéi'ěrjīng qúndǎo",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "美属维尔京群岛"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Isuli Vergini statunitensi"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Isuli Vergini di i Stati Uniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "Amerikanske Jomfruøer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "Usonaj Virgulinsuloj"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "USA Neitsisaared"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "îles Vierges des États-Unis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "îles Vierges américaines"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Amerikanische Jungferninseln"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Amerikanikés Parthénoi Nísoi",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Αμερικανικές Παρθένοι Νήσοι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "Amerikai Virgin-szigetek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Oileáin Mheiriceánacha na Maighdean"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Isole Vergini statunitensi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Isole Vergini degli Stati Uniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Amerika-ryō Vājin-shotō",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Amerika Gasshūkoku-ryō Vājin-shotō",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "アメリカ合衆国領ヴァージン諸島"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Migungnyeong Beojin-aillaendeu",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "미국령 버진아일랜드"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mū kǫ wœ̄ chin khǭng sa ha lat",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "ໝູ່ເກາະເວີຈິນຂອງສະຫະລັດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mū kǫ wœ̄ chin khǭng sa ha lat ʼā mē li kā",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "ໝູ່ເກາະເວີຈິນຂອງສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Virgineae insulae Civitatum Foederatarum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ASV Virdžīnas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Amerikanski Devstveni Ostrovi",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Американски Девствени Острови"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "De amerikanske Jomfruøyer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Dei amerikanske Jomfruøyane"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Illas Verges Americanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Illas Verges dels Estats Units"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Wyspy Dziewicze Stanów Zjednoczonych"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ilhas Virgens Americanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Insulele Virgine Americane"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Amerikánskije Virgínskije óstrova",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Америка́нские Вирги́нские о́строва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Unitit States Virgin Islands"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Virgin Islands o the Unitit States"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "American Virgin Islands"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "Islas Vírgenes Americanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Amerikanska Jungfruöarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mùu-gɔ̀-wəə-jîn-kɔ̌ɔng-sà-hà-rát",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "หมู่เกาะเวอร์จินของสหรัฐอเมริกา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "ABD Virgin Adaları"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Amerykánsʹki Virhínsʹki Ostrový",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "Америка́нські Віргі́нські Острови́"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a US overseas territory in the Caribbean",
      "word": "quần đảo Vơ-gin thuộc Mĩ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "United States Virgin Islands"
}

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