west indies

English - Turkish

Definition of west indies in English Turkish dictionary: (Bilgisayar) antiller; batı hint adaları
Şiddetli bir okyanus fırtınası Batı Hint adalarını vurdu. - A severe ocean storm hit the West Indies.; Batı Hint adaları: Kuzey ve Güney Amerika arasındaki adalar

English - English

Definition of west indies in English English dictionary: the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area; A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation; The islands of the Caribbean sea; a) the islands of the Caribbean Sea, between the southeast of the US and the north of South America, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Barbados, and Dominica b) an international cricket team made up of players from the islands of the West Indies that formerly belonged to the UK. Islands, enclosing the Caribbean Sea. Lying between southeastern North America and northern South America, they may be divided into the following groups: the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles, including the Virgin Islands, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Barbados, and the islands in the southern Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela (generally considered to include Trinidad and Tobago); and the Bahamas. Although physiographically not a part of the West Indies, Bermuda is often included; group of islands located in the Caribbean Sea between North and South America
french west indies: the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France

Turkish - English

west indies

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west In·dies

west îndiz

/ˈwest ˈəndēz/ /ˈwɛst ˈɪndiːz/

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