BES Islands

noun

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands.

OriginDutch BES-eilanden →
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Meanings

nounBES Islands pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; the Caribbean Netherlands.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
caribbean netherlands

Origin

  1. DutchBES-eilanden
  2. EnglishBES Islands

Calque of Dutch BES-eilanden.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål BES-øyene, Karibisk Nederland
  • BES-øyeneBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Karibisk NederlandBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
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Chicago

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