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  • 11Leeward Islands —   [ liːwəd aɪləndz], Westindische Inseln.   …

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  • 12Leeward — er en øgruppe i de Små Antiller, Vestindien …

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  • 13leeward — 1660s, situated away from the wind, on the opposite of the weather side of the ship; from LEE (Cf. lee) + WARD (Cf. ward) …

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  • 14leeward — [lē′wərd′; ] naut. [ lo͞o′ərd] adj. 1. in the direction toward which the wind blows 2. on the lee side n. the side or direction away from the wind adv. toward the lee; away from the wind: Opposed to WINDWARD …

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  • 15Leeward Islands — [lē′wərd] 1. N group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from Puerto Rico southeast to the Windward Islands 2. former British colony in this group (dissolved 1962), now separate countries or territories …

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  • 16Leeward Community College — Infobox University name = Leeward Community College motto = To Help People Learn established = 1968 type = Public chancellor = Manuel Cabral city = Pearl City state = Hawaiokinai country = undergrad = 6,200 faculty = 196 full time faculty… …

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  • 17Leeward Islands cricket team — ). The list of prominent cricketers who have played for Leeward Islands includes Curtly Ambrose, Keith Arthurton, Kenny Benjamin, Winston Benjamin, Ridley Jacobs, Derick Parry, Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, Andy Roberts and Stuart Williams.The …

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  • 18Leeward Islands — The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands, part of the West Indies. They are situated where the Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. The southern part of the Lesser Antilles chain is called… …

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  • 19Leeward Islands (Society Islands) — Infobox Islands name = Leeward Islands image caption = Bora Bora image size = locator native name = Îles Sous le vent native name link = French language nickname = location = Pacific Ocean coordinates =… …

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  • 20leeward — lee|ward [ˈli:wəd, ˈlu:əd US ərd] adj, adv 1.) the leeward side of something is the side that is sheltered from the wind ≠ ↑windward ▪ We camped on the leeward side of the mountain. 2.) technical a leeward direction is the same direction as the… …

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