United States Virgin Islands – מילון גרמני-אנגלי
United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
Noun
1. more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
(synonym) American Virgin Islands, VI
(hypernym) possession
(part-holonym) Virgin Islands
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Background
During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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