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Indies [ˈɪndɪz] n the 1. (Placename) the territories of S and SE Asia included in the East Indies, India, and Indochina 2. (Placename) See East Indies 3. (Placename) See West Indies How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the chair sits a man of strong and sturdy frame, whose face has been roughened by northern tempests and blackened by the burning sun of the West Indies. With these I carried a tailor, who had offered himself to go a passenger to the East Indies with my nephew, but afterwards consented to stay on our new plantation, and who proved a most necessary handy fellow as could be desired in many other businesses besides that of his trade; for, as I observed formerly, necessity arms us for all employments. --Mr Edward has come to England from the West Indies. |
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