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- noun Plural form of
cay .
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The approach to the coast is through the islets known as cays, and through coral reefs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The 378 tiny coral cays off northern Panama are Kuna Yala — home of the Kuna people, who have occupied these shores for centuries and retain their traditional ways of life.
Panama, Ho! Nicholas Casey 2011
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Bishop says ix-nay on the arol-cays « Dating Jesus
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Vietnam Prisoner of War Experience, sailing, bone fishing, weather, guns, tracking station, island flora and fauna, recipes for Bahamian dishes, and the depiction of the small, isolated Bahamian cays have all been researched and are accurate.
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From this mountainous island, you can set sail and seek out serene anchorages on more than 60 islands and cays.
Susan Fogwell: Bareboat Sailing Options In The Caribbean Susan Fogwell 2012
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June 15, 2010 at 4:33 am ai replyed upfred – jsut in cays yur still heer! luvscatsva says:
“I understand now!” Kit cried joyfully - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Those bales of cocaine float, and the currents bring them west right into the chain of islands, beaches and cays which make up the huge lagoons that surround Bluefields on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast.
Boing Boing 2008
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Casa Harb is far enough away to be quiet, and if you aren't diving, your best bet during the day is to head to the sleepy south end or hire a catamaran to one of the surrounding cays.
Special Report: Hidden Caribbean Forbes Life Staff 2010
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Miller said Harris-Moore is a suspect in the burglary of at least seven homes and businesses on Great Abaco, the largest of dozens of small islands and cays that are a part of the sprawling Bahamas archipelago east of Florida.
'Barefoot Bandit' To Blame For Bahamas Burglaries, Say Police 2010
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Located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is actually composed of 2,900 individual reefs, 600 continental islands and 300 coral cays covering an area of approximately 133,000 square miles.
Yvonne Yorke: The Great Barrier Reef: From Above and Below 2010
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