"Windward Islands" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Called windward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the easternmost Windward Islands are upwind of the Leeward Islands, and are the islands of the Lesser Antilles that first meet the trade winds coming from the east.",
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        "The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago."
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          "Dominica",
          "Dominica"
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          "Martinique",
          "Martinique"
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          "Saint Lucia",
          "Saint Lucia"
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        [
          "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
          "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"
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          "Barbados",
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          "Grenada",
          "Grenada"
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          "Trinidad and Tobago",
          "Trinidad and Tobago"
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        {
          "word": "Leeward Islands"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
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            "plural"
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          "word": "illes de Sobrevent"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
          "word": "向風群島"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Xiàngfēng Qúndǎo",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
          "word": "向风群岛"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
          "word": "Tuulepealsed saared"
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        {
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
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            "feminine",
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          "word": "îles du Vent méridionales"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
          "word": "Szél felőli szigetek"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
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          "word": "Ilhas de Barlavento"
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      "word": "illes de Sobrevent"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
      "word": "向風群島"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xiàngfēng Qúndǎo",
      "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
      "word": "向风群岛"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
      "word": "Tuulepealsed saared"
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      "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
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      "word": "îles du Vent méridionales"
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      "sense": "the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "Ilhas de Barlavento"
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  "word": "Windward Islands"
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