Grandes Antillesproper nounSyllable DecompositionGrandes AntillesEtymologyexpandin contrast to the group of the Lesser Antilles.Definition1. Group of large islands in the Caribbean Sea, namely Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The Bahamas archipelago is sometimes included, as well as the Virgin Islands.îlesexpandTranslationsenglish:Greater Antilles