East Indiesn.

Brit.

/ˈiːst ˈɪndɪz/, U.S.

/ˈist ˈɪndiz/

Forms: see east adv., adj., and n.¹ and Indies n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adj., Indies n.

Etymology: < east adj. + Indies n. Compare West Indies n., and discussion at East India n.East Indias is sometimes found in the same meaning, especially in early use; compare:1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Ioyfull Newes i. f. 20^v It doeth differ from that of the Easte Indias.1690 T. Brown Late Converts Exposed 34 Did he then imagine we could ever be brought to believe all their pretended Miracles in the East-Indias.1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 33 This extraordinary plant is of the class Two Houses. It is found in the East Indias, in Norway and various plants of Italy.1884 Chautauquan Feb. 268/2 He would much easier than by the known route, reach the spice lands of the East Indias.1919 Archit. Rev. Feb. 28/1 They consist of several hundred very beautiful mountainous islands,..lying approximately in a line between Japan and the East Indias.

India and the adjacent regions of South-East Asia. In later use usually: the islands of South-East Asia, esp. the Malay Archipelago.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun]

Indies1555

East Indies1568

1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde xxii. f. 35 This countrey of the Easte Indies [Fr. ce païs des Indes de là au Leuant] extendeth so farre, that many iudge it to be the thirde parte of the worlde.

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 64 They shall be my East and West Indies, and Ile trade to them both.

1647 A. Cowley Mistresse 19 Mine, mine her faire East Indies were above, Where those Suns rise that cheare the world of Love.

1705 Observator No. 4. 22 His pretending to bring witnesses from the East Indies seem'd liker a fair jank than any proper defence.

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. vi. 140 There is a sort of hornet in the East-Indies, that have a claw like a pincher or nipper of a crab.

1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 252 The East Indies include also the islands of the Indian Ocean.

1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 216 The indigo plant grows best in the East Indies.

1925 Sci. Monthly Jan. 16 In the forests of the East Indies there lives the flying maki.

1945 Times 3 May 3/3 Destroyers of the East Indies Fleet bombarded airfields..and followed this up with an air strike.

2000 Guardian 17 Dec. (Sunday Review section) 29/1 The Dutch have a legacy of their trade with the East Indies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	east indies
释义	East Indiesn. Brit. /ˈiːst ˈɪndɪz/, U.S. /ˈist ˈɪndiz/ Forms: see east adv., adj., and n.¹ and Indies n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adj., Indies n. Etymology: < east adj. + Indies n. Compare West Indies n., and discussion at East India n.East Indias is sometimes found in the same meaning, especially in early use; compare:1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Ioyfull Newes i. f. 20^v It doeth differ from that of the Easte Indias.1690 T. Brown Late Converts Exposed 34 Did he then imagine we could ever be brought to believe all their pretended Miracles in the East-Indias.1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 33 This extraordinary plant is of the class Two Houses. It is found in the East Indias, in Norway and various plants of Italy.1884 Chautauquan Feb. 268/2 He would much easier than by the known route, reach the spice lands of the East Indias.1919 Archit. Rev. Feb. 28/1 They consist of several hundred very beautiful mountainous islands,..lying approximately in a line between Japan and the East Indias. India and the adjacent regions of South-East Asia. In later use usually: the islands of South-East Asia, esp. the Malay Archipelago. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] Indies1555 East Indies1568 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde xxii. f. 35 This countrey of the Easte Indies [Fr. ce païs des Indes de là au Leuant] extendeth so farre, that many iudge it to be the thirde parte of the worlde. 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 64 They shall be my East and West Indies, and Ile trade to them both. 1647 A. Cowley Mistresse 19 Mine, mine her faire East Indies were above, Where those Suns rise that cheare the world of Love. 1705 Observator No. 4. 22 His pretending to bring witnesses from the East Indies seem'd liker a fair jank than any proper defence. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. vi. 140 There is a sort of hornet in the East-Indies, that have a claw like a pincher or nipper of a crab. 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 252 The East Indies include also the islands of the Indian Ocean. 1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 216 The indigo plant grows best in the East Indies. 1925 Sci. Monthly Jan. 16 In the forests of the East Indies there lives the flying maki. 1945 Times 3 May 3/3 Destroyers of the East Indies Fleet bombarded airfields..and followed this up with an air strike. 2000 Guardian 17 Dec. (Sunday Review section) 29/1 The Dutch have a legacy of their trade with the East Indies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1568
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