Indies
Americannoun
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(used with a plural verb) the Indies. West Indies.
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(used with a plural verb) East Indies.
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(used with a singular verb) a region in and near southern and southeastern Asia; India, Indochina, and the East Indies.
noun
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the territories of S and SE Asia included in the East Indies, India, and Indochina
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See East Indies
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See West Indies
Example Sentences
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His seventh six, hit in only the fourth over, broke the record for the most sixes in a single IPL season - a record previously held by former West Indies international Gayle with 59.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
His father's family hail from Grenada and it was a trip to the Caribbean in 2007, around the time West Indies hosted the World Cup, that sparked Gay's love of cricket.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In one memorable passage on the French West Indies, he writes:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Plantation slavery was perfected in the West Indies, notably on the sugar islands of British Barbados and present-day Haiti, where the system proved immensely profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
To work the colonists’ farms, slaves were soon imported from different corners of the Dutch empire, from West Africa, Madagascar, and the East Indies.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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