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Descriptor English:
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United States Virgin Islands
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ilhas Virgens Americanas
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Synonyms English:
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Virgin Islands of the United States
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Tree Number:
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Z01.107.084.900.970
Z01.639.880.970
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Definition English:
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A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies; do not confuse with the British Virgin Islands to their north ( = VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH see WEST INDIES); DF: VIRGIN ISLANDS
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History Note English:
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2014(1982)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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15169
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Unique Identifier:
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D014767
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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