ANTIGUA


Meaning of ANTIGUA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈtē-gə, -gwə ]

geographical name

1. island British West Indies in the Leewards area 108 square miles (281 square kilometers ); with Barbuda an independent nation ( Antigua and Barbuda ) since 1981 ( population 83,000) — see west indies associated states

2. or Antigua Guatemala city S central Guatemala; former capital of Guatemala population 20,715

• An·ti·guan -gən, -gwən adjective or noun

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