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The sigh of History rises over ruins, not over landscapes, and in the Antilles there are few ruins to sigh over, apart from the ruins of sugar estates and abandoned forts.
Derek Walcott

Meaning of "the Antilles" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE ANTILLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Antilles

The Antilles is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antilles, which includes the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the Cayman Islands; and the Lesser Antilles, which contains the northerly Leeward Islands, the southeasterly Windward Islands, and the Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela. The Lucayan Archipelago, though part of the West Indies, are generally not included among the Antillean islands. Geographically, the Antillean islands are generally considered a subregion of North America. Culturally speaking, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico – and sometimes the whole of the Antilles – are included in Latin America, although some sources avoid this socioeconomic emphasized oversimplification by using the phrase "Latin America and the Caribbean" instead. In terms of geology, the Greater Antilles are made up of continental rock, as distinct from the Lesser Antilles, which are mostly young volcanic or coral islands.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE THE ANTILLES

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

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Translation of «the Antilles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE ANTILLES

Find out the translation of the Antilles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Antilles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Antilles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安的列斯群岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las Antillas
570 millions of speakers

English

the Antilles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एंटिल्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزر الأنتيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Антильские острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Antilhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যান্টিলিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les Antilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antilles
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Antillen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンティル諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앤 틸리 스 제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Antilles
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Antilles
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அன்டிலிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँटिल्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Antiller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Antille
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Antyli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Антильські острови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Antile
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

οι Αντίλλες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Antilles
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Antillerna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antillene
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE ANTILLES»

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

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QUOTES WITH «THE ANTILLES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Antilles.
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Derek Walcott
The sigh of History rises over ruins, not over landscapes, and in the Antilles there are few ruins to sigh over, apart from the ruins of sugar estates and abandoned forts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE ANTILLES»

Discover the use of the Antilles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Antilles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from ...
Necessary and timely."--M. Jacqui Alexander, author of "Pedagogies of Crossing: Meditations on Feminism, Sexual Politics, Memory, and the Sacred"
Thomas Glave, 2008
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Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles
This work formulates a testable hypothesis of the origins and migration patterns of the aboriginal peoples of the Greater Antilles, the Lucayan Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the northernmost of the Leeward Islands, prior to European ...
Julian Granberry, Gary Vescelius, 2004
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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
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Understanding the Eastern Caribbean and the Antilles: With ...
The natural features of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, & the Lesser Antilles are described in an easy-to-understand style. This is a series of brief write-ups of features that would otherwise require a long bookshelf of readings to comprehend.
Nelson Marshall, 1992
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The Antilles: Fragments of Epic Memory
Derek Walcott was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1992.
Derek Walcott, 1993
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Engraved Celts from the Antilles
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Jesse Walter Fewkes, 2010
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Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635-1848
Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635--1848 Bernard Moitt Examines the reaction of black women to slavery.
Bernard Moitt, 2001
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The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion
The outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739 demonstrated that the Antilles had gained sufficient stature to become by themselves the cause of a general European war. The islands of the Lesser Antilles emerged during these conflicts as ...
Robert L. Paquette, Stanley L. Engerman, 1996
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Kingdom of the Netherlands -- Netherlands Antilles: Recent ...
By registering a company in the Antilles, or other tax havens, and channeling dividend and other payments through its books, it was possible to take advantage of tax treaties the Netherlands Antilles had with other countries (typically the home ...
International Monetary Fund, 2001
10
Postcolonial Violence, Culture and Identity in Francophone ...
... on a different form, as Michel Foucault shows in Discipline and Punish.15 In the Antilles, however, spectacular violence and severe corporal punishment continued to structure relations between master and slave until the moment of abolition ...
Lorna Milne, 2007

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE ANTILLES»

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Norris completes interior design for Antilles model at Quail West
Norris Furniture & Interiors has completed the interior design on the Antilles model by Florida Lifestyle Homes at Quail West Golf & Country Club in Naples. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
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Antilles School grads share 'unbreakable bond'
The future shone bright for the Antilles School class of 2015 during its commencement ceremony at the school's Mark C. Marin Center on Saturday. «Virgin Islands Daily News, Jun 15»
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Florida Lifestyle Homes' Antilles model at Quail West sold
The Antilles, the newest model from luxury homebuilder Florida Lifestyle Homes, has sold, just a short time after its debut at Quail West Golf & Country Club. «Naples Daily News, Apr 15»
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Florida Lifestyle Homes' Antilles model under construction at Quail …
The Antilles, the newest model from Southwest Florida luxury homebuilder Florida Lifestyle ... "The Antilles is an exciting contemporary design that reflects a ... «Naples Daily News, Nov 14»
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France issues warning over chikungunya deaths in Antilles, Guiana
Paris (AFP) - France's health minister warned Thursday of a serious epidemic in the Antilles and French Guiana after 33 deaths were reported in connection with ... «Yahoo News, Jul 14»
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Humberto Castro Traces the Antilles
Now comes the most significant exhibition of his work in a decade: "Humberto Castro: Tracing Antilles," which will coincide with this year's edition of Art Basel. «Miami New Times, Oct 13»
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The Jewel of the Antilles: Rebuild Port-au-Prince into the Green City …
In the 1800s, Haiti, or Saint-Domingue as it was called, was known as the Jewel of the Antilles. One of the world's most prosperous colonies, its lush terrain ... «Huffington Post, Jan 10»
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US Threatens Venezuela. Netherlands has Granted US Military Use …
The right of self-determination for Aruba and the Antilles! There is no ... The Antilles consist of Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Aruba ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jan 10»

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