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PRONUNCIATION OF LESSER ANTILLES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LESSER ANTILLES

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Lesser Antilles is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LESSER ANTILLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Caribbean Sea. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America. The Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles, which together with the Lucayan Archipelago comprise the West Indies.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LESSER ANTILLES

Lesseps
lesser
lesser anteater
lesser Antillean iguana
lesser celandine
lesser koodoo
lesser kudu
lesser panda
lesser periwinkle
lesser scaup
lesser spearwort
lesser spotted dogfish
lesser spotted woodpecker
Lesser Sunda Islands
lesser weever
lesser whitethroat
lesser-known
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LESSER ANTILLES

Achilles
Antilles
Bruxelles
dalles
Dulles
fiancailles
Greater Antilles
Helles
marseilles
Netherlands Antilles
Pelles
Roncesvalles
Seychelles
the Antilles
the Greater Antilles
the Lesser Antilles
the Netherlands Antilles
Treaty of Versailles
Versailles
Welles

Synonyms and antonyms of Lesser Antilles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lesser Antilles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LESSER ANTILLES

Find out the translation of Lesser Antilles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

小安的列斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Antillas Menores
570 millions of speakers

English

Lesser Antilles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम एंटीलिज
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جزر الأنتيل الصغرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Малые Антильские острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pequenas Antilhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম এন্টিলস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Petites Antilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antilles yang lebih rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleine Antillen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小アンティル諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소 앤 틸리 스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antilles paling cedhak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Antilles ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவான அண்டிலிசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी अँटिल्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lesser Antilles
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Piccole Antille
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Małe Antyle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малі Антильські острови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Antilele Mici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μικρές Αντίλλες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lesser Antilles
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Små Antillerna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lesser Antilles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lesser Antilles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LESSER ANTILLES»

The term «Lesser Antilles» is regularly used and occupies the 61.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LESSER ANTILLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lesser Antilles

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LESSER ANTILLES»

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The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion
"Outgrowth of papers presented at conference marking Columbus' quincentennial and centering around new societies formed as a result of culture contact.
Robert L. Paquette, Stanley L. Engerman, 1996
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The Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection at Hamilton College: ...
The Houghs have applied advanced bibliographical knowledge to this work and in some instances have added cogent historical annotation. The collection's content addresses issues of broad international significance.
Samuel J. Hough, Penelope R. O. Hough, 1994
3
Greater Trouble in the Lesser Antilles
As a distant hurricane approaches, a depressed Captain Brian Clancy asks, "Where do you go when you leave paradise?
Charles Locks, 2013
4
Stone Artefact Production and Exchange Among the Lesser Antilles
This archaeological study reconstructs Pre-Columbian exchange networks in the Lesser Antilles based on lithic artefact distributions among the different islands.
Sebastiaan Knippenberg, 2007
5
West Indian Antique Furniture: Of the Lesser Antilles, 1740-1940
Offers insight into the little-known furniture of the Lesser Antilles and includes over 200 illustrated examples of island furniture, with detailed captions. A comprehensive study of this hiterto neglected subject.
Philip Sturm, 2007
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Volcanic Processes Inferred from GPS Geodesy, Dominica, ...
In 2001 the University of Arkansas Geodesy Lab began conducting campaign style GPS work in Dominica, a volcanic island within the Lesser Antilles arc.
Stephen James, 2008
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Biogeographic Patterns of Avian Malaria Parasites in the ...
Keywords. Avian malaria, Haemoproteus coatneyi, environmental variation, beta diversity, island biogeography, Lesser Antilles.
Linda Maria Elenor Svensson, 2008
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Southern Lesser Antilles Arc Platform: Pre-Late Miocene ...
R. C. Speed, P. L. Smith-Horowitz, K.V.S. Perch-Nielsen, J, B. Saunders, A. B. Sanfilippo. rup oceanic crust of the Grenada Basin and proposed easterly correlatives. gm" (p) > 1 2 < p s .( ' " + St. Luela \l o Basin -50 Aggarwal, 1981; Shepherd ...
R. C. Speed, P. L. Smith-Horowitz, K.V.S. Perch-Nielsen, 1993
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Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles
This book concentrates on the Lesser Antilles that sweep in a gentle arc from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago off the Venezuelan coast.
Karl Luntta, 2001
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The Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles
Fully colour-illustrated travel guides packed with information on the history and culture of a destination.
Alfred Neumann, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LESSER ANTILLES»

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CCRIF investigating M6.5 Barbados earthquake
... a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which struck near the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean, with Barbados being the closest to the epicenter. «Artemis.bm, Jul 15»
2
Baltimore Orioles Rumors: Chris Davis Must Be Dealt Before Deadline
Within a few months when they're all playing golf on an island somewhere in the Lesser Antilles while the World Series is underway, Davis will ... «RantSports, Jul 15»
3
As Nine Storms Roar Across the Pacific Ocean, Two Forces Are to …
“The shear in the Caribbean is ridiculously strong,” he said. Maybe this is the year for an August vacation in the Lesser Antilles. Copyright 2015 ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
4
Welcome to Belize!
... after losing their fight for independence from French and British forces attempting to colonize their native land in the Lesser Antilles (located ... «Dallasweekly, Jul 15»
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Burn sargassum at sea
The Greater and Lesser Antilles are washed by a different clockwise circulation, centred on the Sargasso Sea. This sea has been found to be ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
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Explore St. Maarten
... to travel between the French and Dutch sides of the island, you will need one to hit up this British owned island in the Lesser Antilles. «Opus Chicago, Jul 15»
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Sargassum Is Ruining Beaches From Texas to Tobago
Spikes of sargassum were first recorded in the Greater and Lesser Antilles (including Trinidad and Tobago) in 2011 and 2012. The problem ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
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Hip-hop Performer K4hnween Releases New Single 'Little Red Is …
K4hnween was born on the island of St. Lucia in the Lesser Antilles and grew up speaking both French and English. His professional name of ... «Music Indistry News Network, Jun 15»
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Monday morning Tropics check (06/22/2015)
A cluster of storms have been spotted near the Lesser Antilles, but upper-level wind shear is tearing apart any vertical development not ... «WTXL ABC 27, Jun 15»
10
The rising of Andrew Holness
The Lesser Antilles is in the south Caribbean -- hours away and Guyana CSME's capital in South America is further. Get the picture? Eastern ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»

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