Nevis
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- proper noun
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Nevis
- The village of Gingerland is strung out along a couple of roads on the small Caribbean island of Nevis.
- island of Nevis
- Kitts and Nevis
- St. Kitts and Nevis
Examples
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The Four Seasons on Nevis is stretched along the foothills of Mount Nevis, a dormant volcano.
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GIN was established in St. Kitts and Nevis, a small state in the Caribbean islands.
Blog text (30) -
One of the farms they took us to visit was larger than the island of Nevis, where one of us was from.
Fiction book (1991) -
But at Christmas, people from all over Nevis and the surrounding islands come here to see the masquerade.
Academic text (1991) -
On the island of Nevis in the 1670s, people packed up their goods in the stormy season to minimize their losses.
Academic text (2007) -
In 1957, the cactus moth was introduced to the island of Nevis in the West Indies at the request of the host government.
Academic text (2006) -
Griffin's grandparents migrated from Nevis to Consuelo and then to Angelina, the neighboring estate, where his father was born.
Academic text (1994) -
Rent a car on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis and get ready to get lost.
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Last summer, I was on Nevis for Culturama, that small West Indian island's celebration of its culture.
Compounds
A small country in the Caribbean made of two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nevis comes from the Spanish phrase Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, which means 'Our Lady of the Snows' and is based on nieve meaning 'snow'. Early explorers gave the island this name because its tall mountain often has white clouds that look like snow, so the name fits the island's appearance today.