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An•til•les
Pronunciation: (an-til'ēz), [key]—
n. (used with a pl. v.)
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
(Greater Antilles), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S
(Lesser Antilles or Caribees). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.