a chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea, divided into Greater and Lesser Antilles
From Spanish Antillas, possibly from Portuguese ante-ilha 'before the island' or from the mythical island of Antillia on medieval maps
These Caribbean islands got their name from a legendary island that mapmakers drew long before Columbus - sometimes reality follows fantasy in the most delightful ways!
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