OAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation

country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

Caribbean - region including the Caribbean islands

Windward Islands, Windward Isles - a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles

Saint Lucia, St. Lucia - a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique

Castries - a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia, St. Lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water