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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A United States territory constituting the southwest group of the Virgin Islands. The islands were purchased from the Danish in 1917 because of their strategic location at the approach to the Panama Canal. Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas Island, is the capital.
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- proper noun An
island group in theVirgin Islands , a dependency of theUnited States of America
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- noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
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The United States Virgin Islands are a group of three major islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) and several smaller islands located in the Caribbean Sea, 90 miles east of Puerto Rico.
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The United States Virgin Islands are a group of three major islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) and several smaller islands located in the Caribbean Sea, 90 miles east of Puerto Rico.
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I am so happy that international news media's have taken an interest in the United States Virgin Islands since the local media has taken up sides with this corrupted administration.
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Protected area highlights for the United States Virgin Islands (January 31, 2008):
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United States Virgin Islands 109,825 (overseas territory of the US)
Populations of Latin American and the Caribbean Countries 2009
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United States Virgin Islands 109,825 (overseas territory of the US)
Populations of Latin American and the Caribbean Countries 2009
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The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has proposed legislation that would effectively halt some current tax audits of people who get a tax break for living and operating a business in the United States Virgin Islands.
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Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90-95% est. male: NA% female: NA% (2005 est.) GovernmentCountry name: conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies abbreviation: USVI
Virgin Islands 2008
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Hi, there, welcome to a brand-new place, for Jan and me, at least, the United States Virgin Islands.
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Issues relating to American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands sometimes vary from those relating to the States.
Memorandum On Interagency Group On Insular Areas Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1999
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