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Pronunciation: ' wind-w ə rd
Function: geographical name
1 islands W. Indies in the S Lesser Antilles extending S from Martinique but not including Barbados, Tobago, or Trinidad
2 former colony Brit. West Indies comprising territories of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, & Grenada in the Windward group & Dominica in the Leewards
3 or F Îles du Vent \ ˌ ē l-d - ' vä n \ islands S. Pacific, E group of the Society Islands, including Tahiti pop 140,341