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• Virgin Islands of the United States — a group of islands in the West Indies, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 96,569; 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km). Cap.: Charlotte Amalie. Formerly, Danish West Indies. * * * ▪ island, West Indies Introduction… …   Universalium

• Virgin Islands of the United States, flag of — ▪ Flag History       U.S. territorial flag consisting of a white field (background) on which is centred a yellow eagle grasping in its right and left talons, respectively, a green branch and three light blue arrows and bearing on its chest a… …   Universalium

• Virgin Islands of the United States — A number of islands in the chain of islands separating the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico, the three largest of which are St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, acquired by the United States from Denmark in 1917 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Virgin Islands of the United States — group of islands in the West Indies that is an incorporated territory of the United States of America …   English contemporary dictionary

• Virgin Islands of the United States — geographical name the W islands of the Virgin Islands group including St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas; a territory capital Charlotte Amalie (on St. Thomas Island) area 132 square miles (343 square kilometers), population 108,612 see Danish West …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Virgin Islands of the United States — Vir′gin Is′lands of the Unit′ed States′ n. pl. geg a group of islands in the West Indies, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 110,000; 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km) Cap.: Charlotte Amalie Formerly, Danish West… …   From formal English to slang

• Virgin Islands of the United States — uninc. terr., Virgin Islands; 136 sq. mi.; pop. 107,000; cap. Charlotte Amalie …   Webster's Gazetteer

• Virgin Islands of the United States — a group of islands in the West Indies, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 96,569; 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km). Cap.: Charlotte Amalie. Formerly, Danish West Indies …   Useful english dictionary

• Minor islands of the United States Virgin Islands — The United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States that comprises a group of islands in the Caribbean. In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, Saint John, and Water Island, there …   Wikipedia

• Outline of the United States Virgin Islands — …   Wikipedia

• Historical outline of the United States Virgin Islands — The following is an outline of the history of the Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States with hyperlinks to relevant Wikipedia articles.Outline*History of the United States Virgin Islands **Indigenous peoples ***Ciboney ***Arawaks… …   Wikipedia