Antilles

English thumb|The Antilles Etymology From Antilia or Antillia, a legendary island lying west of Spain and Portugal, from Antulia; the name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia. Pronunciation en /ænˈtɪl.iːz/ UK,US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Antilles.wav Southern England en ɪliːz 3 Proper noun the Antilles en Q166131 en large archipelago in the region/West Indies bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the sea/Caribbean Sea Usage notes Construed as a plural. Refers to the whole of the West Indies except the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Meronyms Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles Derived terms en Antillean Antilles catshark (Galeus antillensis species) Antilles coqui (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei species) Antilles Current Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor species) French Antilles Greater Antilles Leeward Antilles Lesser Antilles Netherlands Antilles Windward Antilles pearl of the Antilles Translations islands Antillean Creole: gcf Antiy f-p Armenian: hy Անտիլյան կղզիներ p Asturian: ast Antilles Catalan: ca Antilles f-p Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 安的列斯 Āndílièsī, cmn 安的列斯群島 Āndílièsī Qúndǎo Corsican: co Antigli f-p, co Antilli f-p rare Czech: cs Antily p Dutch: nl Antillen p Esperanto: eo Antiloj p Finnish: fi Antillit p French: fr Antilles f-p Georgian: ka ანტილის კუნძულები German: de Antillen p Greek: el Αντίλλες f-p Guianese Creole: gcr Antiy Haitian Creole: ht Antiy f-p Icelandic: is Antillaeyjar f-p Italian: it Antille f-p Jamaican Creole: jam Antiliiz Japanese: ja アンティル Antiru Korean: ko 앤틸리스, ko 앤틸리스 제도 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Antillene p Papiamentu: pap Antias p Picard: pcd Antilles f-p Polish: pl Antyle nv-p Portuguese: pt Antilhas f-p Russian: ru Анти́льские острова́ p Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Анти́ли m-p Latin: sh Antíli m-p Sicilian: scn Antilli f-p Spanish: es Antillas f-p Swedish: sv Antillerna p Telugu: te యాంటిలిస్ Turkish: tr Antiller p Yiddish: yi אַנטילן p Further reading Anagrams en aeillnst Santelli salt line en pluralia tantum en Islands Catalan Etymology From ca Antillia. Pronunciation Proper noun f-p en Antilles Derived terms ca antillà Antilles Franceses Antilles Neerlandeses Grans Antilles Petites Antilles ca Islands French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Antilles.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>) Proper noun f-p fr Antilles Q166131 Derived terms fr Antilles néerlandaises Paris des Antilles Related terms fr antillais fr Antillais fr antillanité Descendants gcr Antiy