Anguilla – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Anguilla
n.
island in the West Indies
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a
British overseas territory in the
Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the
Leeward Islands in the
Lesser Antilles, lying east of
Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands and directly north of
Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles (26 km) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and
cays with no permanent population. The island's capital is
The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (90 km
2), with a population of approximately 13,500 (2006 estimate).
Anguilla
Noun
1. a British colony in the West Indies
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) West Indies, the Indies
2. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
(synonym) genus Anguilla
(hypernym) fish genus
(member-holonym) Anguillidae, family Anguillidae
(member-meronym) common eel, freshwater eel
anguilla
nf.
eel, snakelike fish (Zoology)
Anguilla
Flag of Anguilla
Background
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Map of Anguilla
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