See Also: Indies(dictionary)
West Indies(medicine)
West Indies(dictionary)
Indies, Laws of the(encyclopedia)
Indies (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
West Indies(encyclopedia)
French West Indies(dictionary)
British West Indies (BWI)(finance)
University Hospital of the West Indies(health)
Bwia West Indies Airways(tourism)

Indies (iou)



Indies noun pl. M16.
[Pl. of Indy obsolete & dial. var. of INDIA.]
(Usu. with the.) India and adjacent regions of SE Asia. Also (now rare), the West Indies. arch. M16.
A region of great wealth, esp. one to which profitable voyages may be made. L16-M18.
? See also East Indies s.v. EAST adjective, West Indies s.v. WEST adjective