Preferred Label : united states virgin islands;

MeSH definition : A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase.;

MeSH synonym : virgin islands of the united states;

MeSH annotation : a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies; do not confuse with the British Virgin Islands to their north ( VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH see WEST INDIES); DF: VIRGIN ISLANDS; a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies; do not confuse with the British Virgin Islands to their north ( VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH see WEST INDIES);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United States Virgin Islands;

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A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase.

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