Danish West Indies

proper noun

A former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so named until it was sold to the United States in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Danish West Indies
  1. historicalA former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so named until it was sold to the United States in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands.

Translations

Danish Dansk Vestindien, De Danskvestindiske Øer
  • Dansk Vestindienformer colony
  • De Danskvestindiske Øerformer colony
Norwegian Bokmål Dansk Vestindia
  • Dansk Vestindiaformer colony
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APA

Danish West Indies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danish%20West%20Indies

MLA

“Danish West Indies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danish%20West%20Indies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danish West Indies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danish%20West%20Indies.

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