Preferred Label : grenada;
MeSH definition : An island of the West Indies. Its capital is St. George's. It was discovered in 1498
by Columbus who called it Concepcion. It was held at different times by the French
and the British during the 18th century. The British suppressed a native uprising
in 1795. It was an associate state of Great Britain 1967-74 but became an independent
nation within the British Commonwealth in 1974. The original name referred to the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception but it was later renamed for the Spanish kingdom
of Granada. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p467 & Room, Brewer's
Dictionary of Names, 1992, p219);
MeSH annotation : an island in the West Indies; do not confuse with GRENADINES see SAINT VINCENT AND
THE GRENADINES, also in the West Indies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada;
Origin ID : D019425;
UMLS CUI : C0018232;
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An island of the West Indies. Its capital is St. George's. It was discovered in 1498
by Columbus who called it Concepcion. It was held at different times by the French
and the British during the 18th century. The British suppressed a native uprising
in 1795. It was an associate state of Great Britain 1967-74 but became an independent
nation within the British Commonwealth in 1974. The original name referred to the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception but it was later renamed for the Spanish kingdom
of Granada. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p467 & Room, Brewer's
Dictionary of Names, 1992, p219)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Grenade
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