Windiesn.
/ˈwɪndɪz/, U.S. /ˈwɪndiz/, Australian English /ˈwɪndiz/ colloquial (originally Australian).
With plural agreement. West Indians, spec. (frequently with the) the West Indian cricket team; (also) immigrants from the West Indies.
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1965 W. Grout My Country's Keeper 69 The Australian public..took the Windies to their hearts from that moment.
1971 J. Brunner Honky in Woodpile ii. 15 Skinheads and others were out bashing Pakis and Windies.
1976 Sunday Tel. 4 Jan. 52 Windies roll with brutal pace beating.
1980 Economist 21 June 51/1 Would the West Indies beat England in the first Test match?.. In the cricket match, the ‘Windies’ scraped home in a nail-biting finish.
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