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What name did the Carib people give to Montserrat?
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Montserrat
Lush mountain vegetation on Montserrat, Lesser Antilles.
The Carib people, who were among the inhabitants of the island, are said to have named it Alliouagana, which translates to "Land of the Prickly Bush."1