Windward Islands

Etymology
Called windward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the easternmost Windward Islands are upwind of the Leeward Islands, and are the islands of the Lesser Antilles that first meet the trade winds coming from the east.

Proper noun

 * 1) The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

Translations

 * Catalan: illes de Sobrevent
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Estonian: Tuulepealsed saared
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese: Ilhas de Barlavento, Ilhas Barlavento