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Vinony

Antigua

proper noun

  1. Caribbean island
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ænˈtiːɡ(w)ə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s Latin antīquus Old Spanish antigo Spanish antiguo Spanish antiguabor. English Antigua From Spanish antigua, in honor of a religious icon of St Mary (La Virgen de la Antigua) in Seville. Coined by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

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