| American Indian |
a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of North America, South America, or the West Indies, usu. excepting the Eskimos. |
| anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| Antigua |
an island country of the eastern West Indies; Antigua and Barbuda. [1/2 definitions] |
| Antilles |
the main island chain of the West Indies that includes Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and several smaller islands stretching to the coast of Venezuela. |
| Arawak |
a member of an Indian people once widespread throughout the West Indies, now living chiefly in northern South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| babirusa |
a wild pig of the East Indies, the male of which has tusks that grow up through the snout and curve backward toward the eyes. |
| British East India Company |
a British company that carried on trade with the East Indies from 1600 to 1874 under the sanction of a royal government charter. |
| B.W.I. |
abbreviation of "British West Indies," the Caribbean islands that are members of the Commonwealth, such as Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. |
| calypso |
a type of music of the West Indies, esp. Trinidad, that is characterized by syncopated rhythms and improvised, satirical lyrics. [1/3 definitions] |
| Caribbean Sea |
an extension of the Atlantic bordered by the West Indies and Central and South America. |
| Creole |
a person of European descent, esp. French or Spanish, born in Central or South America, the West Indies, or the United States Gulf region. [1/6 definitions] |
| Cuba |
a country on the largest island in the West Indies. |
| cubeb |
a small spicy berry found on certain pepper vines of the East Indies which is dried and used medicinally. [1/2 definitions] |
| derris |
any of several leguminous plants of the East Indies, whose roots produce the insecticide rotenone. |
| Dominica |
an island country in the West Indies. |
| Dominican Republic |
a country that occupies the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. (Cf. Haiti.) |
| East India Company |
any of various government-chartered companies that carried on trade with the East Indies during the period from the 17th century through the 19th century, such as one chartered by the Dutch or the French governments. [1/2 definitions] |
| Grenada |
an island country in the eastern West Indies north of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| guppy |
a small, often brightly colored freshwater minnow that is native to northern South America and the West Indies, and often kept in aquariums. |
| Haiti |
a country that occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. (Cf. Dominican Republic.) |
| Hispaniola |
a West Indies island shared by Haiti in the western part and the Dominican Republic in the eastern part. |