WINDWARD ISLANDS


Meaning of WINDWARD ISLANDS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwind-wərd ]

geographical name

1. islands West Indies in the S Lesser Antilles extending S from Martinique but not including Barbados, Tobago, or Trinidad

2. former colony British West Indies comprising territories of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, & Grenada in the Windward group & Dominica in the Leewards

3. or French Îles du Vent ˌēl-due-ˈväⁿ islands S Pacific, E group of the Society Islands, including Tahiti population 140,341

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.