The West Indies, more commonly referred to as the Caribbean, consists of three major island groups: the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles include some of the most well-known individual islands, including Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Word Root: CHRON (time) Example words: - CHRONology - CHRONic - synCHRONize - CHRONicle - anaCHRONism - CHRONometer #vocabulary #wordroot #chron.
What does the word part ''chron-'' mean? It is from the Greek word for time. A chronometer is something which measures time (chron=time, meter=measure), in other words a clock. The spelling chron as opposed to crâ¦ohn means this word has nothing to do with Crohns disease which was named after Dr. Burrill Crohn. 9 people found this useful.