Antillas
Spanish
Etymology
From Antillia, a phantom island reputed to lie west of the Iberian Peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Antillas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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