A group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The US Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated United States territory. The US Virgin Islands are administratively divided into two districts and subdivided into 20 sub-districts.
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u.s. virgin islands, United States Virgin Islands
alternative term
virgin islands (u.s.)
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LanguaL curation note: US FDA 1995 Code: VI
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http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=R0478
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