Indies

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: indies, índies, and in dies

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin India.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Indies pl (plural only)

  1. The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
  2. The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
  3. (historical) The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

Afrikaans

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Dutch Indisch, equivalent to Indië +‎ -ies.

Adjective

[edit]

Indies (attributive Indiese, not comparable)

  1. Indian (of, from, or pertaining to India or the Indian people)