antilles

plural noun

1. a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles), the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees).

pl n

1. the Antilles a group of islands in the CaribbeanSee also Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles