West Indian

West In·dies  (ndz)

An archipelago between southeast North America and northern South America, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands. The original inhabitants were Caribs and Arawaks. Several of the islands were sighted and explored by Columbus during his voyages of 1492-1504. The first permanent European settlement was made by the Spanish on Hispaniola in 1496. During the colonial period the English, French, and Dutch also laid claim to various islands, and the United States acquired Puerto Rico and part of the Virgin Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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West Indian adj. & n.

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West Indian

adj

1. (Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture

2. (Placename) native to or derived from the West Indies

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

2. (Social Science / Peoples) a person of West Indian descent

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies the Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area Anguillan - a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies Antiguan - a native or inhabitant of Antigua Bahamian - a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas Barbadian - a native or inhabitant of Barbados Cuban - a native or inhabitant of Cuba Haitian - a native or inhabitant of Haiti Jamaican - a native or inhabitant of Jamaica Montserratian - a native or inhabitant of Montserrat American - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country Grenadian - a native or inhabitant of Grenada Dominican - a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic Tobagonian - a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies

Translations

West Indian [ˌwestˈɪndɪən]

A. ADJ → antillano

B. N → antillano/a m/f

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West Indian

1. adj → delle Indie Occidentali

2. n → abitante m/f (or originario/a) delle Indie Occidentali

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West Indian → ساكن الهند الغربية antilský, obyvatel Antil vestinder, vestindisk Westindier, westindisch από τις Δυτικές Ινδίες antillano länsi-intialainen Antillais Karibljanin, karipski abitante dei Caraibi, caraibico 西インド諸島の, 西インド諸島の人 서인도 제도 사람, 서인도 제도의 West-Indiër, West-Indisch vestinder, vestindisk Antylczyk, zachodnioindyjski antilhano вест-индский, житель Вест-Индии västindier, västindisk ชาวหมู่เกาะอินเดียตะวันตกในทะเลคาริเบียน, ที่เกี่ยวกับหมู่เกาะอินเดียตะวันตกในทะเลคาริเบียน Batı Hint Adaları người Tây Ấn, thuộc Tây Ấn 西印度群岛人, 西印度群岛的