East Indies
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Alternative forms
- East-Indies (archaic)
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
- Southeast Asia, especially Island Southeast Asia or Indonesia, but also including India, Indochina, Malaya and the Malay Archipelago, from the Philippines to Indonesia.
Derived terms
- Dutch East Indies
- Spanish East Indies
- East Indian
- East Indiaman
Related terms
- West Indies
- East India
- Indies
Translations
Southeast Asia
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Etymology 2
Noun
- plural of East Indie
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