indies
/ˈɪndiz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.72 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
name
The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
name
The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.
Example Sentences
- "There followed a remarkable period of maritime expansion by the Portuguese, who by the end of the century would establish a sea route to the Indies, rounding Africa and crossing the Indian Ocean to reach the subcontinent itself and the Spice Islands that lay beyond."
- "the Spanish Indies"
Etymology
From Latin India.
Inflected Forms
the Indies (canonical, plural)