Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- One of the island groups constituting the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the Bahamas.
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Examples
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The government of the Bahamas issued a tropical-storm watch for the southeast Bahamas and for the Turks and Caicos Islands late Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Emily Moving Toward Haiti Shalini Ramachandran 2011
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The peer is pursuing a libel action against the Independent's former publisher for a series of stories examining how the company benefited from a property boom in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where the peer is a "Belonger", a citizen entitled to certain privileges.
The mystery of Lord Ashcroft and the paradise island business empire 2012
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The storm is expected to reach the southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday.
Tropical Storm Emily Heads Toward Haiti, Dominican Republic 2011
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Irene is forecast to grow into a Category 3 hurricane late Tuesday as it moves over the warm waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas, and could maintain that strength as it nears the U.S. coast.
Powerful Hurricane Irene Strengthens, Aims For Bahamas, US 2011
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The May-December couple walked down the aisle on the beach at the Amanyara resort on the Turks and Caicos Islands last week.
British Singer Bryan Ferry, 66, Weds Son's Ex-Girlfriend, 29 2012
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A tropical storm warning is now in effect for Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Tropical Storm Emily Heads Toward Haiti, Dominican Republic 2011
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Irene was expected to pass over or near the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas on Tuesday before threatening the central Bahamas on Wednesday.
Irene Quickly Builds Up Strength Mike Esterl 2011
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Irene was forecast to pass over or near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas by Tuesday night and be near the central Bahamas early Wednesday.
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In addition to his humanitarian work, Mr. Ban's high-visibility projects include a paper-tube villa showcasing Hermès furniture in Milan and new commissions for an art museum in Aspen, an office building in Zurich and resorts in China, India and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Architect Shigeru Ban Julie Iovine 2011
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In the overseas U.K. territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located in the Atlantic between the Bahamas and Haiti, there was a steady stream of customers buying plywood and nails at hardware stores, while others readied storm shutters and emergency kits at home.
Powerful Hurricane Irene Strengthens, Aims For Bahamas, US 2011
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