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VIEQUES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vieques mean?
• VIEQUES (noun)
The noun VIEQUES has 1 sense:
1. a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
Familiarity information: VIEQUES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Vieques" is a part of...):
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Porto Rico; PR; Puerto Rico (a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico)
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