West Indies
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West Indies — West Indian. 1. Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. 2. Federation of. Also called West Indies Federation. a former… … Universalium
West Indies — bezeichnet: die Inselgruppe der Westindischen Inseln in der Karibik die Cricket Nationalmannschaft der West Indies die Westindische Föderation, einen kurzlebigen Staat in der Karibik die British West Indies, das Gebiet der ehemaligen britischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
West Indies — West In|dies the West Indies a) the islands of the Caribbean Sea, between the southeast of the US and the north of South America, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Barbados, and Dominica b) an international ↑cricket team made up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
West Indies — large group of islands between North America & South America: it includes the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & Bahamas West Indian adj., n … English World dictionary
West Indies — noun the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑the Indies • Members of this Topic: ↑obeah, ↑obi • Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago … Useful english dictionary
West Indies — geographical name 1. the islands lying between SE North America & N South America bordering the Caribbean & comprising the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & Bahamas 2. (or West Indies Federation) former country including all of the British… … New Collegiate Dictionary
West Indies A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005 — West Indies A toured Sri Lanka for a cricket tournament between 23 June and 19 July 2005. They played three unofficial four day Tests and five unofficial ODIs . The plans for the tour were only confirmed in mid June as a result of a dispute over… … Wikipedia
West Indies Power — is a geothermal power company registered in the Netherlands Antilles and with the head office in Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis. It has geothermal power development activities in Nevis, Saba and Dominica. Projects at NevisAt Nevis, West… … Wikipedia
West Indies Cricket Board of Control — West Indies Cricket Board WICB Sport(s) représenté(s) … Wikipédia en Français
West Indies Associated States — former confederation of countries associated with the United Kingdom in matters of foreign relations & defense … English World dictionary
West Indies — West′ In′dies n. 1) geg (used with a pl. v.) Also called Indies 1) an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. 2) geg Federation of. Also called West′… … From formal English to slang
