Meaning

1 senses
  1. An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.

    Amerikanische Jungferninseln

    Америка́нские Вирги́нские о́строваAmerikánskije Virgínskije óstrova

    Америка́нські Віргі́нські Острови́Amerykánsʹki Virhínsʹki Ostrový

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a US overseas territory in the Caribbean:
Русский
By meaning 1
a US overseas territory in the Caribbean:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a US overseas territory in the Caribbean:

Origin

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
US Virgin IslandsU.S.V.I.U.S. V.I.USVIUS VIU. S. V. I.

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
United States Virgin Islands — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto