Caymans

English

Alternative forms

  • Caimans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪmənz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmənz

Proper noun

the Caymans

  1. Synonym of Cayman Islands, three islands in the Caribbean Sea constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
    • 2009 October 3, Landon Thomas Jr, “Offshore Haven Considers a Heresy: Taxation”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 September 2018:
      With pressure building in Europe and the United States for a systemwide crackdown on offshore tax havens —the Caymans prefer to call themselves a tax-neutral portal Britain appears determined to make an example of a place that has become a symbol of secrecy and intrigue.