East Indies

[ eest-in-deez ]

plural noun
  1. Also called the Indies . SE Asia, including East Timor, India, Indonesia, and the Malay Archipelago.

  2. the Malay Archipelago.

  • Also called East India .

Other words from East Indies

  • East Indian, adjective, noun
  • pseu·do-East In·di·an, adjective, noun

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East Indies

pl nthe East Indies
  1. the Malay Archipelago, including or excluding the Philippines

  2. SE Asia in general

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