East Indies en · PROPN · etymology 1
Etymology
From east + Indies, a qualification added to distinguish the original lands and islands of "India" (inclusive of areas from Subsaharan Africa to Indonesia and Japan) from the "West Indies".
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) Southeast Asia, especially Island Southeast Asia or Indonesia, but also including India, Indochina, Malaya and the Malay Archipelago, from the Philippines to Indonesia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East-Indies | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Spanish East Indies · Dutch East Indies · East Indian · East Indiaman
Relateds
Indies · West Indies · East India
Translations (18)
sv Ostindien (Southeast Asia) · gl Indias Orientais (Southeast Asia) · it Indie Orientali (Southeast Asia) · ca Índies Orientals (Southeast Asia) · cmn 東印度 /东印度 (Southeast Asia) · cy yr India Ddwyreiniol (Southeast Asia) · es Indias Orientales (Southeast Asia) · de Ostindien (Southeast Asia) · da Ostindien (Southeast Asia) · pl Indie Wschodnie (Southeast Asia) · fr Indes orientales (Southeast Asia) · ru Ост-И́ндия (Southeast Asia) · nl Oost-Indië (Southeast Asia) · la India Orientalis (Southeast Asia) · ga Na hIndiacha Thoir (Southeast Asia) · ro Indiile Orientale (Southeast Asia) · pt Índias Orientais (Southeast Asia) · hy Օստ Ինդիա (Southeast Asia)