Definitions
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- proper noun An island in the
West Indies , the northern island of the federation ofSaint Kitts and Nevis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
Etymologies
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Examples
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There was no more of the performance anxiety that pushed him into a false start in the 100, only a sheer release of power as he coasted down the stretch for an overwhelming win over France and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Bolt Leads Jamaica to Relay Record Associated Press 2011
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The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".
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In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.
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The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts.
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The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".
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The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts.
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Nevis continues in its efforts to try and separate from Saint Kitts.
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The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis is heavily dependent upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the traditional mainstay of the economy until the 1970s.
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In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.
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The United States, France, and the Netherlands recognize Venezuela's granting full effect to Aves Island, thereby claiming a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea; Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's full effect claim.
Venezuela 2009
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