Indies

[in-deez]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb),  the Indies. West Indies.

2. (used with a plural verb),  East Indies.

3. (used with a singular verb),  a region in and near southern and southeastern Asia; India, Indochina, and the East Indies.

Indies

/ ˈɪndɪz /

noun

1. the territories of S and SE Asia included in the East Indies, India, and Indochina

2. See East Indies

3. See West Indies

Example Sentences

Subsequent series wins over West Indies counted for little because of the standard, while defeats by India reopened the cracks.

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The win in Guwahati was set up by left-arm spinner Linsey Smith, who only made her ODI debut against West Indies this year after a couple of stints in and out of the T20 set-up.

From BBC

Jones and Beaumont reunited at the top of the order at the beginning of the summer and started exceptionally with back-to-back stands of more than 200 against West Indies before some struggles against a superior India, so a 10-wicket win is a welcome boost of confidence for the duo.

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In their home summer, Sciver-Brunt oversaw a clean sweep in both white-ball formats against West Indies in her first series in charge but they were subsequently beaten in both series against a far superior India, who are hosting the World Cup with Sri Lanka.

From BBC

Three games into Knight's new normal, a T20 against West Indies at Chelmsford in May, she suffered a hamstring injury that put her out for the rest of the summer.

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