Antigua

[ an-tee-guh ]

/ ænˈti gə /

noun

one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).

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An·ti·guan, adjective, noun

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Despite competing claims made by the British government and nearby Antigua, the rock island maintained its sovereignty.

So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations |Nina Strochlic |July 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So, next winter, skip Punta Cana and Cancun, and head to Antigua.

There Are Bugs in Your Coffee and Other Things I Learned in Antigua, Guatemala |William O’Connor |January 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Were there any crazy stories filming in Sri Lanka and Antigua for Rio?

Duran Duran on 30th Anniversary of ‘Rio,’ the Olympics, James Bond, and More |Marlow Stern |July 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Simon: We filmed three music videos in Sri Lanka and two in Antigua, so five in total.

Duran Duran on 30th Anniversary of ‘Rio,’ the Olympics, James Bond, and More |Marlow Stern |July 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

They are currently in Antigua Barbuda, the last country the couple will visit before returning to the United Kingdom.

Edward Who? |Tom Sykes |March 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Antigua is lower, longer, and flatter than the other islands.

At Last |Charles Kingsley
There was a young bride of Antigua, who said to her mate, 'What a pig you are!'

Jill the Reckless |P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
An island called Antigua, thirty miles distant from Guadaloupe, has a circumference of about forty miles.

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) |Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
The Renown slipped through a smooth sea, however, to Antigua, completely escaping bad weather.

Down Under With the Prince |Everard Cotes
The rate of wages which had been given in Antigua since 1834.

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus |American Anti-Slavery Society

British Dictionary definitions for antigua

Antigua

/ (ænˈtiːɡə) /

noun

an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony, with its dependency Barbuda, until 1967, when it became a British associated state; it became independent in 1981 as part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)

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Antigua

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