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Antigua

[ an-tee-guh ]

noun

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


Antigua

/ æˈپːɡə /

noun

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • ·پgܲ adjective noun
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Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dubbed global tariffs "extremely worrisome" and is urging citizens to "buy smarter and buy local".

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Tragically, Hyacinth is just one of an ever-increasing number of people on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua to disappear without trace in what some have dubbed an epidemic, others a crisis.

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Antigua and Barbuda's traditional food is just one aspect of the work under way to preserve the twin isles' distinct features for posterity.

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The couple also organise "photo walks" in which a group of people get together in Antigua, the old centre of Guatemala City, to take pictures and experiment with old analogue cameras.

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Kincaid had not been to her birthplace of Antigua in 20 years when she receives word from her mother that her brother is sick.

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