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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 Navyplay

  Familiarity information: VIEQUES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VIEQUES (noun)


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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