United States Virgin Islands
English
[edit]![A map of several islands](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Virgin_Islands-CIA_WFB_Map.png/220px-Virgin_Islands-CIA_WFB_Map.png)
Etymology
[edit]Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.
Proper noun
[edit]- An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.
Synonyms
[edit]- US Virgin Islands
- U.S.V.I. / U.S. V.I. / USVI / US VI / U. S. V. I. (abbreviations)
Translations
[edit]a US overseas territory in the Caribbean
See also
[edit]States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
Federal District: Washington, D.C. |
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |