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Definition of 'Antigua'

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Antigua in British

(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 in American

(ænˈtigwə ; antēˈgwə; æntigə ; antēgə; ænˈtɪgwə ; antigˈwə; ænˈtɪgə ; antigˈə)
island of the Leeward group in the West Indies: 108 sq mi (280 sq km)
see also Antigua and Barbuda
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
Antiguan (Anˈtiguan)
  adjective, noun

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inhabitant, island

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  • antigropeloes
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  • antigrowth
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  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Antiguan
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  • Antigua and Barbuda

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