See Also: importation(dictionary)
importation(dictionary)
Importation Restrictions(law)
Barring Importation Of Goods(law)
West Bay-West Beach(tourism)
nor'-west(dictionary)
West End(tourism)
west(1)(dictionary)
Mae West(dictionary)
Air West(tourism)

West India (iou) and importation (oh)


West India (iou)



West India noun & adjectival phr. Now rare. M16.
[from WEST adjective + INDIA.]
A. noun phr. = West Indies s.v. WEST adjective. M16-M17.
b. adjectival phr. Of or pertaining to the West Indies. M17.
Comb.: West-Indiaman a vessel engaged in the West India trade.

importation (oh)



[U and C] formal the act of bringing something new or different to a place where it did not previously exist, or something that arrives in this way
importation of
::restrictions on the importation of American movies
[U] technical the business of bringing things into a country from Other countries in order to sell them
-synonym import import importation of
::a law prohibiting the importation of tuna