West Indies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The islands of the Caribbean sea.
  2. A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.

Pronunciation

en-au-West Indies.ogg

Word forms

West Indies

Etymology

From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).

Derived words

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