West Indian

adjective

1. of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture
2. native to or derived from the West Indies

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
2. a person of West Indian descent

Usage

Using West Indian to refer to people of this ancestry living in Britain may cause offence. Possible alternatives are Black and Afro-Caribbean

Example Sentences

Rudy, a 42-year-old West Indian-born man in the Bronx, New York, was also denied custody of his daughter.

From The Daily Beast

But the African-American and West Indian students saw things with different eyes.

From The Daily Beast

Two different versions.The boycott of Korean grocers by the black community in the West Indian district was in full sway.

From The Daily Beast

One hundred percent of the blood currently boiling in my body is West Indian.

From The Daily Beast

It may be that the Spanish authorities regarded the West Indian trade as a commercial system rather than as a means of revenue.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Vincent, who had all the West Indian love for magnificence, had upon this occasion an extremely handsome equipage.

From Project Gutenberg

Anime, an′im, n. the resin of the West Indian locust-tree—used also for other gums and resins.

From Project Gutenberg

At Constantinople the plague always rages; and in the West Indian islands, malignant fevers, and the most terrible colics.

From Project Gutenberg

The little West Indian will not talk of choosing a profession, any more than the infant Portuguese will ask for books.

From Project Gutenberg