"Virgin Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Virgin Islands}} Virgin Islands
  1. An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. Wikipedia link: Christopher Columbus, Saint Ursula, Virgin Islands Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: VI, V.I., V. I. [abbreviation] Derived forms: British Virgin Islands, Dutch Virgin Islands, Puerto Rican Virgin Islands, Spanish Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islander Translations (archipelago): اَلْجُزُر اَلْعَذْرَاء (al-juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), جُزُر اَلْعَذْرَاء (juzur al-ʕaḏrāʔ) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), Jungferninsln [feminine, plural] (Bavarian), Віргі́нскія вы́спы (Virhínskija výspy) [feminine, plural] (Belarusian), illes Verges [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 維爾京群島 (Chinese Mandarin), 维尔京群岛 (Wéi'ěrjīng qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Isuli Vergini [feminine, plural] (Corsican), Isuli Verghjini [feminine, plural] (Corsican), Jomfruøerne [plural] (Danish), Maagdeneilanden [plural] (Dutch), Virgulinsuloj (Esperanto), Neitsisaared [plural] (Estonian), Neitsytsaaret (Finnish), Îles Vierges [feminine, plural] (French), îles Vierges [feminine, plural] (French), Jungferninseln [feminine, plural] (German), Παρθένοι Νήσοι (Parthénoi Nísoi) [plural] (Greek), Il Vièj [feminine, plural] (Haitian Creole), Il Vyèj [feminine, plural] (Haitian Creole), Isole Vergini [feminine, plural] (Italian), ヴァージン諸島 (Vājin-shotō) (Japanese), 버진 제도 (Beojin jedo) (Korean), 버진아일랜드 (beojinaillaendeu) (Korean), ຫມູ່ເກາະເວີຈິນ (mū kǫ wœ̄ chin) (Lao), Virgineae insulae [feminine, plural] (Latin), Де́вствени О́строви (Dévstveni Óstrovi) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), Îles Vièrges [Jersey, feminine, plural] (Norman), Illas Verges [feminine, plural] (Occitan), Ilhas Virgens [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Вирги́нские острова́ (Virgínskije ostrová) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Ìsulas Vìrgines [feminine, plural] (Sardinian), Дјевича̀нски О̀тоци [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Djevičànski Òtoci [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Islas Vírgenes [feminine, plural] (Spanish), Jungfruöarna [plural] (Swedish), หมู่เกาะเวอร์จิน (Thai), Віргі́нські острови́ (Virhínsʹki ostrový) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)

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    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ìsulas Vìrgines"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Дјевича̀нски О̀тоци"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Djevičànski Òtoci"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Islas Vírgenes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Jungfruöarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "word": "หมู่เกาะเวอร์จิน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Virhínsʹki ostrový",
      "sense": "archipelago",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Віргі́нські острови́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Virgin Islands"
}

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