United States Virgin Islands
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Etymology
Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.
Proper noun
the United States Virgin Islands
- An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.
Synonyms
- US Virgin Islands
- U.S.V.I. / U.S. V.I. / USVI / US VI / U. S. V. I. (abbreviations)
Translations
a US overseas territory in the Caribbean
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See also
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| Federal district: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
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