WEST INDIES


Meaning of WEST INDIES in English

geographical name the islands lying between SE North America & N South America bordering the Caribbean & comprising the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & Bahamas, former country including all of the British ~ except the Bahamas & the British Virgin Islands; established 1958, dissolved 1961 , West Indian adjective or noun

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.