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west indies
(used with a plural verb). Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. -
american federation of labor
the first permanent national labour movement in America, founded in 1886. It amalgamated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 -
american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations
a federation of trade unions formed in 1955 by merger. Abbreviation: AFL-CIO. -
central african federation
a former grouping of British territories in S Africa for administrative purposes (1953–63): composed of Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. -
congress of industrial organizations
(in the US) a federation of industrial unions formed in 1935. It united with the AFL in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO -
dvina
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.