pearl of the Antilles

noun

Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti)

OriginFrench perle des Antilles →
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Meanings

nounthe pearl of the Antilles (plural pearls of the Antilles)

plural pearls of the Antilles

  1. historicalSaint-Domingue (present-day Haiti)
  2. Cuba

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
saint-domingue

Origin

  1. Frenchperle des Antilles
  2. Englishpearl of the Antilles

Calque of French perle des Antilles, from being the richest and most prosperous French colony in the West Indies.

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pearl of the Antilles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20of%20the%20Antilles

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“pearl of the Antilles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20of%20the%20Antilles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearl of the Antilles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20of%20the%20Antilles.

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