East Indies

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Etymology 1

From east +‎ Indies, a qualification added to distinguish the original lands and islands of "India" (inclusive of areas from Subsaharan Africa to Indonesia and Japan) from the "West Indies".

Proper noun

East Indies pl (plural only)

  1. Southeast Asia, especially Island Southeast Asia or Indonesia, but also including India, Indochina, Malaya and the Malay Archipelago, from the Philippines to Indonesia.
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Etymology 2

Noun

East Indies

  1. plural of East Indie

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