Antigua
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
Word Origin
- Antigua
- Caribbean island, from Spanish fem. of antiguo, literally "ancient, antique" (see antique); discovered by Columbus in 1493 and named by him for the church of Santa Maria la Antigua ("Old St. Mary's") in Seville.
Example
- 1. How would you feel about going back down to antigua ?
- 2. Mr. stanford 's attorney , mr. scardino , said it was obvious from testimony that mr. stanford ' was important on the island ' of antigua .
- 3. These nations include antigua and barbuda , the bahamas , dominica , grenada , jamaica , barbados , and the republic of trinidad and tobago .
- 4. The sec alleges that stanford subsidiary company in antigua sold eight billion dollars worth of so-called certificates of deposit to investors by promising them improbable and unsubstantiated high interest rates .
- 5. Mr. stanford had a 120-foot yacht , according to paternity-suit papers . He also appears to have had a 112-footer in antigua named sea eagle bikini , where he would often live for days with his chef and housekeeper .