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.
Word Origin and History for chrono- Expand. before vowels chron-, word-forming element meaning time, from Latinized form of Greek khrono-, comb. form of khronos time, a defined time, a lifetime, a season, a while, which is of uncertain origin.