Leeward Islands
geographical name
Lee·ward Islands
| \ ˈlē-wərd
, ˈlü-ərd\
, ˈlü-ərd\
Definition of Leeward Islands
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island chain in the central Pacific extending 1250 miles (2012 kilometers) west-northwest from the main islands of the Hawaiian group; includes Nihoa, Necker, Laysan, Midway, and Kure islands
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or French Îles sous le Vent \ ˌēl-sü-lə-ˈväⁿ
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islands in the South Pacific, the western group of the Society Islands population 22,232
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islands in the South Pacific, the western group of the Society Islands population 22,232
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islands of the West Indies in the northern Lesser Antilles extending from the Virgin Islands on the north to Dominica on the south
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former colony of the British West Indies in the Leewards including Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Montserrat