key west

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Definition of key west in English English dictionary: 5 mi (2.4 km) wide in the western Florida Keys. The name is an English corruption of Cayo Hueso ("Bone Islet"), as it was called by Spanish explorers who found human bones there. In 1822 a U.S. naval depot was set up on Key West as a base of operations against pirates. Now a winter resort, Key West is also a tourist destination. Many writers and artists have lived there, and the homes of Ernest Hemingway and John James Audubon have been preserved; A city of extreme southern Florida on the island of Key West, the westernmost of the Florida Keys in the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing and tourism are important to its economy. Population: 24,832. an island off the coast of Florida, one of the Florida Keys, which is popular with tourists because of its warm weather and interesting buildings. City (pop., 2000: 25,478), southwestern Florida, U.S. The southernmost city of the continental U.S., it lies on an island about 4 mi (6.5 km) long and; a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico

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key west

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ki west

/ˈkē ˈwest/ /ˈkiː ˈwɛst/

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