— Antillean /an til"ee euhn, an'tl ee"-/ , adj.
/an til"eez/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. )
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) , the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees) .