East Indies
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- East-Indies (archaic)
Etymology 1
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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
[edit]- 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
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Southeast Asia
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Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]- plural of East Indie