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.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English Â© 2017. -chron-, root. -chron- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning time.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronology, synchronize.
Meaning of root chron : time. Examples : chronology, chronometer, synchronize. For the root chron may also exist other definitions and meanings, the meaning and definition indicated above are indicative not be used for medical and legal or special purposes. Source : http://glenoakshigh.ebrschools.org/eduWEB1/1000059/docs/prefixes,_suffixes,_roots.doc.