american_virgin_islands (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *American Virgin Islands*:
NOUN	location	American Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, VI	more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands

English > *American Virgin Islands*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	More than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States.
Synonyms	United States Virgin Islands, VI
Instance of	possession	A territory that is controlled by a ruling state
Part of	Virgin Islands	A group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493
Spanish	Islas Virgenes de los Estados Unidos, Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses

HyperDic: american_virgin_islands