A group of islands in the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico, comprising: (a) The Virgin Islands of the United States, an unincorporated territory comprising the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, and adjacent islets, purchased from Denmark in 1917; capital, Charlotte Amalie。(b) The British Virgin Islands.
维尔京群岛(西印度群岛的一部分,在波多黎各之东,分为美属、英属两部份)。