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West Indian

West Indian adjective: pertaining to the West Indies.

Adjective

West Indian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the West Indies.

Noun

West Indian (plural West Indians)

  1. A person from the West Indies.

Forms of West Indian

pluralWest Indians

Origin of West Indian

From West + Indian, after West India.

Words formed from West Indian

Questions about West Indian

What does West Indian mean?
West Indian means pertaining to the West Indies.
What part of speech is West Indian?
West Indian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near West Indian in the dictionary

  1. West Hyde
  2. West Ilsley
  3. West India
  4. West India tea
  5. West Indiaman
  6. West Indian
  7. West Indian ebony
  8. West Indian elm
  9. West Indian elms
  10. West Indian gherkin
  11. West Indian gourd

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