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virgin islands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
vir-gin is-lands
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

the Virgin Islands (canonical)

Phrases

British Virgin Islands Dutch Virgin Islands Puerto Rican Virgin Islands Spanish Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islander

Synonyms

VI V.I. V. I.

Questions

What does virgin islands mean?
An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
Where does virgin islands come from?
Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

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