noun
the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
• Syn: ↑Saint Christopher, ↑St. Christopher, ↑Saint Kitts
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑Saint Kitts and Nevis, ↑Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, ↑Saint Christopher-Nevis, ↑St. Christopher-Nevis, ↑St. Kitts and Nevis
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/kits/
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km). Also called St. Christopher. Cf. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.