British West Indies

American  

plural noun

1. a term formerly used for the possessions of Great Britain in the West Indies.

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British West Indies British  

plural noun

1. a former name for the states in the Caribbean that are members of the Commonwealth: the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; along with the islands which remain as United Kingdom dependencies: Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands

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Example Sentences

Hamilton was born out of wedlock on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies.

From Los Angeles Times

That ancestor, John Gladstone, was the father of 19th Century Prime Minister William Gladstone and one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

From BBC

John Gladstone - the father of William Gladstone, one of the UK's most revered prime ministers - was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

From BBC

The 19th Century prime minister was the son of John Gladstone, one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

From BBC

William was the son of John Gladstone, who was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

From BBC