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west indies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
west- indies
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The islands of the Caribbean sea.

name

A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.

name

(The former) British West Indies.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).

Inflected Forms

the West Indies (canonical, plural)

Phrases

British West Indies Dutch West Indies Spanish West Indies West Indiaman West Indian East Indies

Frequently Paired Words

West Indian East Indies Windies

Synonyms

Caribbean

Questions

What does west indies mean?
The islands of the Caribbean sea.
Where does west indies come from?
From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).

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