Meanings
indies1
Indies2
proper nounthe Indies pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyThe 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 - pluralplural onlyThe West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
- historicalpluralplural onlyThe Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.
the Spanish Indies
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Translations
Catalan Índies
- Índieshistorical
Dutch Indië
- Indiëhistorical
French Indes
- Indeshistorical
Indonesian Hindia
- Hindiahistorical
Italian Indie
- Indiehistorical
Polish Indie
- Indiehistorical
Portuguese Índias
- Índiashistorical
Spanish Indias
- Indiashistorical
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Chicago
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