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大安的列斯群島

简大安的列斯群岛 · 繁大安的列斯群島

Mandarin · pinyin Dà ān dì liè sī Qún dǎo

the Greater Antilles, Caribbean island group including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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岛: dǎo · island

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4–1–4–4–1–2–3 · Da4 an1 di4 lie4 si1 Qun2 dao3

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Greater Antilles

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