Windward Isles

Windward Isles
noun
a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles
Syn: ↑Windward Islands
Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
Part Holonyms: ↑Lesser Antilles, ↑Caribees
Part Meronyms:

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