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

Australia's only defeat in a day-night Test - a stunning eight-run victory for West Indies - came in Brisbane in January 2024.

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Their two series victories during his tenure have come in Bangladesh and at home to West Indies - teams that are ranked ninth and eighth respectively in the International Cricket Council's Test rankings.

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Born in St. Thomas in what was then the Danish West Indies, Pissarro was sent to school in the Paris suburbs at age 12, but declined upon his return five years later to take up his father’s profession as a merchant.

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Kane Williamson returned to New Zealand's 14-man Test squad named on Monday to face the West Indies in a three-match series next month.

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All-rounder Daryl Mitchell was included and is expected to be fit after suffering a minor groin injury in the first one-day international against the West Indies eight days ago.

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