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Saint Kitts and Nevis

An independent federation of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies, consisting of Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Sombrero. Its capital is Basseterre. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493, settled by the British in 1625, the first of the Leeward Islands to be colonized by them. It was held jointly by the French and English 1628-1713, but returned to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It was held by the French 1782-83. Under the British for the next 200 years, it gained its independence in 1983. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1045; Embassy, telephone 202-686-2636)

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An independent federation of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies, consisting of Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Sombrero. Its capital is Basseterre. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493, settled by the British in 1625, the first of the Leeward Islands to be colonized by them. It was held jointly by the French and English 1628-1713, but returned to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It was held by the French 1782-83. Under the British for the next 200 years, it gained its independence in 1983. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1045; Embassy, telephone 202-686-2636)

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  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Nevis

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Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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an independent federation in the West Indies

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  • West Indies (1966-1996)

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  1. Z01w.107w.084w.900w.787w
  2. Z01w.639w.880w.787w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Saint Kitts and Nevis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019437. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019437
  2. Saint Kitts and Nevis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
  3. Saint Kitts and Nevis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763