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ˌEast ˈIndies
A geographical term, orig. including Hindustan, Further India, and the islands beyond. Opposed to the West Indies or Central American islands, and now usu. restricted to the Malay archipelago.
1598Shakes. Merry W. i. iii. 79 They shall be my East and West Indies, and I will trade to them both. a1667Cowley Mistr. (1710) I. 82 Mine her fair East-Indies were above. 1837Penny Cycl. IX. 252 The East Indies include also the islands of the Indian Ocean. |