Main Entry: Wind·ward Islands

Pronunciation: \ˈwind-wərd\

Function: geographical name

1 islands West Indies in the S Lesser Antilles extending S from Martinique but not including Barbados, Tobago, or Trinidad
2 former colony British West Indies comprising territories of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, & Grenada in the Windward group & Dominica in the Leewards
3or French Îles du Vent \ˌēl-due-ˈväⁿ\ islands S. Pacific, E group of the Society Islands, including Tahiti population 184,224