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Antigua.

The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

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name/ænˈtiːɡ(w)ə/
  1. The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s Latin antīquus Old Spanish antigo Spanish antiguo Spanish antiguabor. English Antigua From Spanish antigua, in honor of a religious icon of St Mary (La Virgen de la Antigua) in Seville. Coined by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

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