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West India

West India proper noun: the West Indies.

Proper noun

West India

  1. (historical) The West Indies.
    • I had been so long used to an European climate that at first I felt the scorching West India sun very painful […].1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 5, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I

Words formed from West India

Questions about West India

What does West India mean?
West India means the West Indies.
What part of speech is West India?
West India is a proper noun.

Words near West India in the dictionary

  1. West Hoxton
  2. West Huntspill
  3. West Hyannisport
  4. West Hyde
  5. West Ilsley
  6. West India
  7. West India tea
  8. West Indiaman
  9. West Indian
  10. West Indian ebony
  11. West Indian elm

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