West Indies en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) The islands of the Caribbean sea.
Meronyms: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Lucayan Archipelago
- (plural, plural-only) A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.
- (historical, plural, plural-only, qualifier:British Empire) (The former) British West Indies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the West Indies | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Dutch West Indies · British West Indies · Spanish West Indies · West Indiaman
Relateds
West Indian · Windies · East Indies
Synonyms
Translations (31)
ko 서인도 제도 (islands of the Caribbean sea) · sv Västindien (islands of the Caribbean sea) · tr Batı Hint Adaları (islands of the Caribbean sea) · fr Indes occidentales (islands of the Caribbean sea) · ga Na hIndiacha Thiar (islands of the Caribbean sea) · pl Indie Zachodnie (islands of the Caribbean sea) · hu Nyugat-Indiák (islands of the Caribbean sea) · it Indie Occidentali (islands of the Caribbean sea) · fi Länsi-Intia (islands of the Caribbean sea) · ja 西インド諸島 (islands of the Caribbean sea) · es Indias Occidentales (islands of the Caribbean sea) · cy yr India Orllewinol (islands of the Caribbean sea) · ta மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் (islands of the Caribbean sea) · pt Índias Ocidentais (islands of the Caribbean sea) · it Antille (islands of the Caribbean sea) · nl West-Indië (islands of the Caribbean sea) · cmn 西印度群島 /西印度群岛 (islands of the Caribbean sea) · ca Índies Occidentals (islands of the Caribbean sea) · no Karibia (islands of the Caribbean sea) · hu Karib-térség (islands of the Caribbean sea) · hy Վեստ Ինդիա (islands of the Caribbean sea) · vi Tây Ấn (islands of the Caribbean sea) · gl Indias Occidentais (islands of the Caribbean sea) · fr Caraïbes (islands of the Caribbean sea) · is Vestur-Indíur (islands of the Caribbean sea) · ru Вест-И́ндия (islands of the Caribbean sea) · de Westindien (islands of the Caribbean sea) · pl Indie Zachodnie (cricket federation) · pa ਵੈਸਟ ਇੰਡੀਜ਼ (islands of the Caribbean sea) · hu Antillák (islands of the Caribbean sea) · su Hindia Kulon (islands of the Caribbean sea)