Virgin Islands
Proper noun
Meaning
Virgin Islands
An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
Synonyms
Examples
A Canadian millionaire linked to a complex web of offshore companies in Jersey and the British Virgin Islands.
A civil engineer who was once in charge of the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is returning to his former post.
According to the White House, more than $266 million will be disbursed to 29 regional HIDTA Programs in 50 States, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which is more than $2 million higher than the previous year’s funding level.
Additionally, Charlotte Amalie holds one of two airports in the US Virgin Islands.
After the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015, which found that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands is legal.
Although the Virgin Islands was long a place where Mr. Epstein got his way, it has lately cast itself as one of his victims.