Anguilla

n. island in the West Indies

Anguilla (English pronunciation ang-GWILL-ah, IPA: ) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16 miles) long by 5 km (3 miles) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The island's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 102 km² (39.4 square miles), with a population of approximately 13,500 (2006 estimate).
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Noun
1. a British colony in the West Indies
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) West Indies, the Indies
2. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
(synonym) genus Anguilla
(hypernym) fish genus
(member-holonym) Anguillidae, family Anguillidae
(member-meronym) common eel, freshwater eel

n. eel, snakelike fish (Zoology)

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Background Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency. Map of Anguilla More about Anguilla: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues