Antigua
[æn'ti:ɡwə]
Definition
(noun.) the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda.
Editor: Vito--From WordNet
Examples
- They said he was to sail by the _Antigua_. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No such remark fell; neither the _Antigua_, nor her course, nor her passenger were named. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Why, you know, Sir Thomas's means will be rather straitened if the Antigua estate is to make such poor returns. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The island of Antigua, the two Carolinas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nova Scotia, were not planted. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The _Antigua_ was gone, and there stood Paul Emanuel. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I listened to hear them say, It is calm weather for _his_ voyage; the _Antigua_ (his ship) will sail prosperously. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- 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 Austen. Mansfield Park.
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