Windward Islands

English

Etymology

Called windward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the easternmost Windward Islands are upwind of the Leeward Islands, and are the islands of the Lesser Antilles that first meet the trade winds coming from the east.

Proper noun

Windward Islands

1. The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

Translations

the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles

• Catalan: illes de Sobrevent f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 向風群島／向风群岛 (zh) (Xiàngfēng Qúndǎo)

• Estonian: Tuulepealsed saared
• French: îles du Vent méridionales (fr) f pl (literally “southern Windward Islands”)
• Hungarian: Szél felőli szigetek (hu)
• Portuguese: Ilhas de Barlavento f pl, Ilhas Barlavento f pl

See also

• Leeward Islands