Preferred Label : saint vincent and the grenadines;
MeSH definition : A self-governing state of the Windward Islands in the West Indies, comprising Saint
Vincent and the northern islets of the Grenadines. Its capital is Kingstown. It is
one of the original homes of the Carib Indians supposed to have been sighted by Columbus
in 1498. It was in English hands from 1627 till held by the French 1779-83. Saint
Vincent subsequently became a British possession and, with other nearby British territories,
was administered by the Governor of the Windward Islands till 1959. It attained a
measure of independence in 1969 but achieved full independence as Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines in 1979. Saint Vincent was the 4th century Spanish martyr on whose
feast day Columbus discovered the island. Grenadines is derived from the Spanish kingdom
of Granada. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1054 & The Europa
World Year Book 1993, p2441);
MeSH synonym : st. vincent and the grenadines;
MeSH hyponym : grenadines;
MeSH annotation : self-governing islands in the West Indies; do not confuse X ref GRENADINES with GRENADA,
also in the West Indies; DF: ST VINCENT; self-governing islands in the West Indies; do not confuse entry term GRENADINES with
GRENADA, also in the West Indies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint vincent and the grenadines;
Origin ID : D019436;
UMLS CUI : C0036057;
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A self-governing state of the Windward Islands in the West Indies, comprising Saint
Vincent and the northern islets of the Grenadines. Its capital is Kingstown. It is
one of the original homes of the Carib Indians supposed to have been sighted by Columbus
in 1498. It was in English hands from 1627 till held by the French 1779-83. Saint
Vincent subsequently became a British possession and, with other nearby British territories,
was administered by the Governor of the Windward Islands till 1959. It attained a
measure of independence in 1969 but achieved full independence as Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines in 1979. Saint Vincent was the 4th century Spanish martyr on whose
feast day Columbus discovered the island. Grenadines is derived from the Spanish kingdom
of Granada. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1054 & The Europa
World Year Book 1993, p2441)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Saint-Vincent%20et%20les%20Grenadines
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