What is another word for antilles?

Pronunciation: [antˈɪliːz] (IPA)

Antilles is the name used to describe a group of islands located in the Caribbean Sea. The region comprises of both the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Synonyms for Antilles include Caribbean Islands, West Indies, or simply the Islands. The majority of the islands are popular tourist destinations, with some of the best beaches and natural scenery in the world. The Greater Antilles include Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, while the Lesser Antilles include Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Each of the islands has a unique culture, history, and cuisine reflecting the diverse influences of the European, African, and Indigenous people who inhabited them.

Synonyms for Antilles:

  • n.

    location
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  • Independent

    • Proper noun, plural
      dutch.
    • Proper noun, singular
      Indies.
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What are the hypernyms for Antilles?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    archipelago, caribbean islands, island chain.

What are the holonyms for Antilles?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Antilles?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Antilles

Navigators went by sea for the same purpose all over the antilles, coast of Peru, and in the great streams.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
In the antilles the dates are quite loose, and difficult to reduce even to a serial order.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
The antilles being on the way from the east to the continent must have served as a stepping place to many nations on their passage to the continent.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque

Related words: antilles card, antilles map, antilles islands, st.antoine, saint-antoine, the antilles, antilles map, antilles islands

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