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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An island of the West Indies east of Puerto Rico. It is the largest of the British Virgin Islands.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stamped cut-money of the Virgin Islands, struck in 1801, and so called from the stamp.

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Examples

  • Even more to my amazement, it's made on Tortola, which isn't known for its bakeries.

    The Perfect Webcation Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Celebs got to choose up to 7 nights accommodation at their choice of resort at either Antigua, Tortola or The Grenadines.

    Zorianna Kit: The 2009 MTV Movie Swag Awards Zorianna Kit 2010

  • The Tinners were more than happy to get a break from the Swiss winter, and they were familiar with Tortola.

    Fallout Catherine Collins 2011

  • Charter companies are located on Tortola, the largest BVI Island.

    Susan Fogwell: Bareboat Sailing Options In The Caribbean Susan Fogwell 2012

  • The meetings occurred on Tortola, the largest of the sixty inhabited and uninhabited islands that make up the archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.

    Fallout Catherine Collins 2011

  • DeJongh said State Department officials contacted authorities in Britain and the British Virgin Islands to press for an immediate halt to open trash burning at the Pockwood Pond Solid Waste Incinerator in Tortola.

    U.S. officials urge BVI to prevent drifting smoke 2011

  • The documents seen by the Guardian state that MSI, registered in Tortola, the British Virgin Islands, first bought 35% of Tevez's economic rights on 17 December 2004, the month Corinthians were taken over.

    Carlos Tevez: The billionaires' fight over his ownership revealed | David Conn 2011

  • A million dollars was wired to Traco Group International, a subsidiary of his Swiss company that Marco had set up on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

    Fallout Catherine Collins 2011

  • Chennai-based Ram Kaashyap Investment has decided to acquire Gemmia Worldwide SA, an oil sludge treatment and recycling company based in Tortola British Virgin Islands, for $150 million.

    Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011

  • From January 26 to 30, Kinsman and a couple of his colleagues met with the Tinners at a luxury hotel on Tortola.

    Fallout Catherine Collins 2011

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