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indies

/ˈɪndiz/

indies is the plural of indy.

indies is the plural of indie.

Meaning of indy

Noun (1)

indy (plural indies)

  1. An independent entity.
    • To survive, an indy needed hits big enough that distributors would pay up overdue accounts to get them2004, Michael Lydon, Ray Charles: Man and Music, page 80

Noun (2)

indy (plural indies or indys)

  1. A car designed to meet the rules on the Indianapolis 500 car race.
    Synonyms:
    indy car, indycar, Formula Indy car, Formula Indy
  2. (broadly) An open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar
    Synonyms:
    indy car, indycar
  3. (broadly) A motorcar race that uses this type of car
    Synonyms:
    indy car race, indycar race

See all 8 meanings of indy

Meaning of indie

Noun

indie (countable and uncountable, plural indies)

  1. (countable) An independent publisher.
    • He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.2005 January 15, Billboard, volume 117, number 3, page 36
  2. (countable) A work released by an independent publisher.
  3. (uncountable) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
  4. (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

See all 5 meanings of indie

Proper noun capitalized: Indies

the Indies pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
    • There followed a remarkable period of maritime expansion by the Portuguese, who by the end of the century would establish a sea route to the Indies, rounding Africa and crossing the Indian Ocean to reach the subcontinent itself and the Spice Islands that lay beyond.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 5
  2. (plural, plural-only) The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
  3. (historical, plural, plural-only) The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.
    • the Spanish Indies

Origin of indies

From Latin India.

Words formed from indies

Phrases with indies

Questions about indies

What does indies mean?
Indies means the East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
What is indies the plural of?
Indies is the plural of indy.
What part of speech is indies?
Indies is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce indies?
Indies is pronounced /ˈɪndiz/.

Words near indies in the dictionary

  1. indie rock
  2. indie-like
  3. indiedom
  4. indieness
  5. indienne
  6. indies
  7. indieslop
  8. indietronica
  9. Indiewood
  10. indiferous
  11. indifference

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Adapted from Wiktionary: indies (page history and authors); Indies (page history and authors); indy (page history and authors); indie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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