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Lee·ward Islands AHD[lēʹwərd] D.J.[ˈliːwəd]K.K.[ˈliwəd]NONE（无词性）- The northern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, extending from the Virgin Islands southeast to Guadeloupe. The islands were discovered by Columbus in 1493 and were hotly contested by the Spanish, French, and British in the 17th and 18th centuries.背风群岛：西印度群岛中小安的列斯群岛北部的一组，其范围包括瓜得罗普岛东南方向的维尔金群岛。这个群岛是哥伦布于1493年发现的，17世纪和18世纪期间曾是西班牙人、法国人及英国人激烈争夺之地
- A chain of small islets of Hawaii in the central Pacific Ocean west-northwest of the main islands. The Leewards constitute a government bird sanctuary.利华德群岛：太平洋中部的夏威夷一带的小岛，位于主要岛屿的西北偏西方向。利华德群岛是一处政府规定的鸟类保护区
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