indies
Valid in Scrabble
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
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/ˈɪndiz/
Definition of indies
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
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(plural, plural-only)The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
“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.”
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name
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(plural, plural-only)The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
“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.”
- (plural, plural-only)The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
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(historical, plural, plural-only)The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.
“the Spanish Indies”
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of indy
- (form-of, plural)plural of indie
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin India.
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