St. Vincent and the Grenadines - an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979OAS, 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 Saint Vincent, St. Vincent - an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |