Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

united states virgin islands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: unit-ed s-tates vir-gin is-lands
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

the United States Virgin Islands (canonical)

Synonyms

US Virgin Islands U.S.V.I. U.S. V.I. USVI US VI U. S. V. I.

Questions

What does united states virgin islands mean?: 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.
Where does united states virgin islands come from?: Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

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