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单词 west indian
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West Indian


West In·dies

W0100700 (ĭn′dēz) An archipelago between southeast North America and northern South America, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands. The original inhabitants were Caribs and Arawaks. Several of the islands were sighted and explored by Columbus during his voyages of 1492-1504. The first permanent European settlement was made by the Spanish on Hispaniola in 1496. During the colonial period the English, French, and Dutch also laid claim to various islands, and the United States acquired Puerto Rico and part of the Virgin Islands in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
West Indian adj. & n.

West Indian

adj 1. (Placename) of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture 2. (Peoples) of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture 3. (Languages) of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture 4. (Placename) native to or derived from the West Indies n 5. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the West Indies 6. (Peoples) a person of West Indian descent Usage: Using West Indian to refer to people of this ancestry living in Britain may cause offence. Possible alternatives are Black and Afro-Caribbean
Thesaurus
Noun1.West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indiesthe Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort areaAnguillan - a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West IndiesAntiguan - a native or inhabitant of AntiguaBahamian - a native or inhabitant of the BahamasBarbadian - a native or inhabitant of BarbadosCuban - a native or inhabitant of CubaHaitian - a native or inhabitant of HaitiJamaican - a native or inhabitant of JamaicaMontserratian - a native or inhabitant of MontserratAmerican - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American countryGrenadian - a native or inhabitant of GrenadaDominican - a native or inhabitant of the Dominican RepublicTobagonian - a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies
Translations
西印度群岛人西印度群岛的

West Indian

西印度群岛人zhCN, 西印度群岛的zhCN
EncyclopediaSeeWest Indies

West Indian


  • noun

Words related to West Indian

noun a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

Related Words

  • the Indies
  • West Indies
  • Anguillan
  • Antiguan
  • Bahamian
  • Barbadian
  • Cuban
  • Haitian
  • Jamaican
  • Montserratian
  • American
  • Grenadian
  • Dominican
  • Tobagonian
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