Virgin Islands
plural noun
a group of islands in the West Indies, E of Puerto Rico: comprises the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. Abbreviation: V.I., VI
British Dictionary definitions for virgin islands
Virgin Islands
pl n
a group of about 100 small islands (14 inhabited) in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico: discovered by Columbus (1493); consists of the British Virgin Islands in the east and the Virgin Islands of the United States in the west and south. Pop: 136 649 (2013 est). Area: 497 sq km (192 sq miles)
Cultural definitions for virgin islands
Virgin Islands
Islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, owned by the United States and Britain.
notes for Virgin Islands
Christopher
Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands in 1493.