What are people from the Virgin Islands or that live in the Virgin Islands called, like a person from New York is called a New Yorker?
People from the Virgin Islands are called Virgin Islanders. People from St. Thomas are called St. Thomians (pronounced toe-me-ins). People from St. John are St. Johnians (pronounced joe-ni-ins). People from St. Croix are called Crucians (pronounced crew-jan). New residents from the US mainland are called “continentals” but once they have been on island for a long time they are considered local. People from other islands as a whole are often referred to as “down-island people”. When referencing a “down island person” individually the term used is often related to the island they are from i.e. Trini or Trinidadadians from people from Trinidad.
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