1, an unhealthy volcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea, belonging to Portugal; produces coffee, cocoa, and some spices; chief town, St. Thomas, a port on the NE. 2, One of the Virgin Islands, 37 m. E. of Porto Rico; belongs to Denmark; since the abolition of slavery its prosperous sugar trade has entirely departed; capital, St. Thomas, is now a coaling-station for steamers.