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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A British-administered island group in the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica, including Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac. The islands were discovered by Columbus in 1503. Georgetown, on Grand Cayman, is the capital.
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- proper noun A British territory in the Caribbean
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
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ABC News was also hitting Mr. Romney hard over the millions of dollars in personal wealth he has invested in funds in the Cayman Islands, which is known as a tax haven.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed AFFAN CHOWDHRY 2012
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Mourant de Feu & Jeune in the Cayman Islands has been a consistent and generous supporter of Cayman HospiceCare.
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NEW figures have revealed the Cayman Islands are the leading offshore jurisdiction for listed catastrophe bonds, with more than 7.7 billion dollars in bonds now listed on the Cayman
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The youth of the Cayman Islands is the focus of a celebration by the country's youth organisations on Saturday, 23 January, at Camana Bay.
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Rum Point on the Cayman Islands is a small, lovely beach with calm, clear water perfect for swimming.
NYT > Travel 2009
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With his usual bombast and presumably a straight face, Senator Levin claimed to reporters that when Americans exercise their legal right to have banks accounts or financial dealings in places like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, that is "undermining the integrity of our tax system."
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Arianna Huffington huffs against "tax loopholes for fat cats", but I'd say the ability to rent a post office box in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands is a "loophole" in one of the original 16th century senses - an aperture to let in light and fresh air.
Cold Fury 2009
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The privy councillor also said he had learned from former American ambassador Ralph Boyce that Thaksin had a bank account on the Cayman Islands, which is known as a major haven for money laundering.
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