West Indian
Britishadjective
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of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture
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native to or derived from the West Indies
noun
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a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
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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
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In Lindo’s final scene, with West Indian Archie debilitated from a stroke, the actor improvised, collapsing into Washington and urging him to exercise Archie’s paralyzed right arm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and final T20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
In his collection of five films, his most personal works to date, the director honors his family and his West Indian community in London.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
It was breathless stuff and terrific entertainment as England gained the platform for their new-look attack to examine the fragile West Indian batting on Friday.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
A dark, businessman- looking West Indian often would sit at one of my tables.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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