- a group of islands in the N Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, extending from Puerto Rico SE to Martinique.
- a group of islands in the Caribbean, in the N Lesser Antilles between Puerto Rico and Martinique
- a former British colony in the E Caribbean (1871–1956), consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, Redonda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, and the British Virgin Islands
- a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Huahiné, Raiatéa, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, and Maupiti. Pop: 30 221 (2002)
