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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).

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