Antillene

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The Greater and Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. thumb|The Viñales Valley in Cuba, in the Greater Antilles. thumb|The mountainous interior of Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles. Etymology nb, probably influenced by Danish da Antillerne the Antilles, ultimately from nb es Antillas the Antilles. The Spanish name derives from es Antillia, the name of a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, also recorded as Antilia, Antilla and Antiglia, which appeared on European maps before the Caribbean islands became known to Europeans. The deeper origin of the island name is disputed. Parallel international adaptations include nn Antillane, da Antillerne, sv Antillerna, nl Antillen, de Antillen and en Antilles the Antilles. Pronunciation nb /¹anˈtɪlː.ən.ə/ [anˈtɪ̀lː.ən.ə] nb ɪlːənə 4 nb An til le ne Proper noun nb proper noun p Antilles; nb an <<archipelago>> in the <<r/Caribbean>>, between North America and South America, divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles Archipelagos Geographic and cultural areas of North America. nb Antillene deles vanligvis inn i De store Antiller og De små Antiller. The Antilles are usually divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. nb 5 January 2026 Antillene Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Antillene Antillene er en øygruppe mellom Sør- og Nord-Amerika og utgjør størstedelen av Karibia. The Antilles are an archipelago between South and North America and constitute most of the Caribbean. https://web.archive.org/web/20260813162852/https://snl.no/Antillene 13 August 2026 Usage notes nb Antillene is a plural-only proper noun and is the standalone form of the geographical name. The form Antiller is used after an initial article and adjective in standardized fixed names such as nb De store Antiller the Greater Antilles, nb De små Antiller the Lesser Antilles and nb De nederlandske Antiller the Netherlands Antilles. It is not normally used as the standalone name. Derived terms nb antillaner<t:Antillean> antillansk<t:Antillean> Antillerstrømmen<t:Antilles Current> De nederlandske Antiller<t:Netherlands Antilles> De små Antiller<t:Lesser Antilles> De store Antiller<t:Greater Antilles> See also nb Karibia the Caribbean nb Vestindia the West Indies References “Utanlandske stadnamn” at Språkrådet. “Antillene” in Store norske leksikon.