Indies
the Indies. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def. 1).
(used with a plural verb) East Indies (def. 1).
(used with a singular verb) a region in and near southern and southeastern Asia; India, Indochina, and the East Indies.
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Voodoo is the official religion of Haiti and was brought into the West Indies nation by African slaves.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of those films you mentioned fall in the $2-10 million range, and that range for Indies is really disappearing.
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael Alig | Marlow Stern | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe synchronized dance has locations from the West Indies to Austria and Hong Kong to Australia.
“It is by necessity that the Indies are really beating the bushes and looking for the new and interesting,” he says.
“Indies have low overhead, are nimble, and rarely work by committees,” Spillman says.
Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In his opinion, "only that (p. 099) which is fostered in the Indies, and brought home by Mariners and Traffiquers, is to be used."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellReceiving small encouragement in England, he applied to sugar-cane planters to give his engines a trial in the West Indies.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickI expect that the people who ordered the engine for the West Indies are also tired of waiting.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for Indies
/ (ˈɪndɪz) /
the territories of S and SE Asia included in the East Indies, India, and Indochina
See East Indies
See West Indies
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