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West Indies Associated States
West′ In′dies Asso′ciated States′ n.pl. a former group (1967–81) of states associated with the United Kingdom: members included Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. West Indies Associated States
West Indies Associated States: see under West Indies FederationWest Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the federation included most of the Leeward and Windward islands, then under British control. ..... Click the link for more information. .AcronymsSeeWIAS |