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Vinony

West Indies

proper noun

  1. region of the Caribbean
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).

  1. The islands of the Caribbean sea.

    “Meronyms: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Lucayan Archipelago”

  2. A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.
  3. (The former) British West Indies.