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Nevis (island division) |
Note: Administrative division comprising the island of Nevis; is part of the island nation, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Nevis island was visited by explorer Columbus, who originally named it "San Martin," but a later name has endured; named for its cloud-topped peak, which appeared to be snow (las nieves); settled by British in 1628. |
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| Nevis (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (H,V)
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| San Martín (H,V)
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............ | named in 1493 |
| Nevisian (C,O,English,U,A)
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Nevis (island division) (P) |
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| island division (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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Nevis .......... (island) |
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(World, North and Central America, Leeward Islands) [9227077] |
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