Windward Islands

geographical name

Wind·​ward Islands ˈwind-wərd 

1

islands of the West Indies in the southern Lesser Antilles extending south from Martinique but not including Barbados, Tobago, or Trinidad

2

former colony in British West Indies comprising the territories of Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Grenada in the Windward Islands and Dominica in the Leeward Islands

3

or French Îles du Vent

ˌēl-dᵫ-ˈväⁿ 

islands in the South Pacific population 184,224

Note: The Windward Islands form the eastern group of the Society Islands, including Tahiti.