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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The chief city of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Tourism is the leading industry.
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Examples
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Golfers flock to The Buccaneer, just east of Christiansted.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010
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Hang out at Club Comanche Hotel in Christiansted, where DJs spin till the wee hours, and you'll see how Cruzans get their groove on.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. Dwight Brown 2010
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Golfers flock to The Buccaneer, just east of Christiansted.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010
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Hang out at Club Comanche Hotel in Christiansted, where DJs spin till the wee hours, and you'll see how Cruzans get their groove on.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010
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Golfers flock to The Buccaneer, just east of Christiansted.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. Dwight Brown 2010
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Hang out at Club Comanche Hotel in Christiansted, where DJs spin till the wee hours, and you'll see how Cruzans get their groove on.
Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010
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But one of its greatest assets is the strong sense of history that you feel when you stroll down the cobblestone streets of places like Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas or Christiansted on St. Croix.
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In March 1803, the General Abercrombie, captained by James Booth of Liverpool, also wrecked in this area, and its cargo of 339 slaves was brought to Christiansted.
Proclamation On Buck Island Reef National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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In March 1797, the slave ship Mary, captained by James Hunter of Liverpool, sank in this area, and its cargo of 240 slaves was saved and brought to Christiansted.
Proclamation On Buck Island Reef National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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They settled on a cotton plantation he owned, ironically named Contentment, but in 1750, he had her jailed in the town fort in Christiansted—the same place where curfew-breaking slaves were lashed—for refusing to live with him.
Alexander Hamilton, American Richard Brookhiser 1999
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