Indies

From Latin India.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪndiz/

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the Indies pl (plural only)

1. The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
   • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 5:

     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.

2. The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
3. (historical) The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.

   the Spanish Indies

• East Indies
• West Indies
• Indian

• Dutch East Indies

• Sindie, die-ins, inside

Inherited from Dutch Indisch, equivalent to Indië +‎ -ies.

Indies (attributive Indiese, not comparable)

1. Indian (of, from, or pertaining to India or the Indian people)