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词汇 Virgin Islands
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Definition of Virgin Islands in English:

Virgin Islands

proper noun
  • A group of Caribbean islands at the eastern extremity of the Greater Antilles, divided between British and US administration.

    维尔京群岛(一组加勒比海岛屿,位于大安的列斯群岛东端,分别由英国和美国管理)

The islands were settled, mainly in the 17th century, by British and Danish sugar planters, who introduced African slaves. The British Virgin Islands consists of about forty islands in the north-east of the group, and are a British overseas territory; population 30,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Road Town (on Tortola). The remaining islands (about fifty) make up the US unincorporated territory of the Virgin Islands; population 106,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Charlotte Amalie (on St Thomas)

Definition of Virgin Islands in US English:

Virgin Islands

proper nounˌvərdʒən ˈaɪləndzˌvərjən ˈīləndz
  • A group of Caribbean islands at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles, divided between US and British administration. The islands were settled, mainly in the 17th century, by British and Danish sugar planters. The US islands include about 50 islands; population 106,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Charlotte Amalie (on St. Thomas). They were purchased from Denmark in 1917 because of their strategic position. The British islands consist of about 40 islands in the northeastern part of the group; population 30,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Road Town (on Tortola).

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