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antigua

/ænˈtiɡwə/

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What does antigua mean?

proper noun

  1. The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

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IPA pronunciation

/ænˈtiɡwə/

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He told me he was a native of Antigua, a blacksmith by trade, and had been a slave.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
He wrote in April, and had strong hopes of settling everything to his entire satisfaction, and leaving Antigua before the end of the summer.
Jane AustenMansfield ParkProject Gutenberg ebook #141
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I ate the last of it along with my first cup of coffee at Antigua, West Indies, which, after all, was quite a record.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
Dr. Nicholson, of Antigua, after having attended to this subject, writes to me that dark-coloured Europeans escape the yellow fever more than those that are light-coloured.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
On the 9th Nelson arrived off that island; and there learned that they had passed to leeward of Antigua the preceding day, and had taken a homeward-bound convoy.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947