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Windward Islands

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Noun

1. windward islands, windward isles

a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles

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Windward Islands

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plural noun
1. 
a group of islands in the SE Caribbean, in the Lesser Antilles: consists of the French Overseas Department of Martinique and the independent states of Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines
2. 
a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Moorea, Maio (Tubuai Manu), and Mehetia and Tetiaroa. Pop: 184 222 (2002)
. French name: Îles du Vent

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Windward Islands

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S group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from the Leeward Islands south to Trinidad: they do not include Barbados, Trinidad, & Tobago

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Windward Islands

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An island group of the southeast West Indies, including the southern group of the Lesser Antilles from Martinique south to Grenada.

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