West Indies

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English - Turkish
(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

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the West Indies
Batı Hint Adaları
English - English
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
the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area

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West Indies Federation
A group of ten former British colonies in the West Indies, including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. It was established in 1958 and slated for independence in 1962 but broke up in May 1962 because of economic disagreements among the members. Some of the islands later formed the British-sponsored West Indies Associated States, which was gradually disbanded as the islands achieved independence in the 1970s and early 1980s
Danish West Indies
A former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, so-named until it was sold to the USA in 1917, since when it has been known as the United States Virgin Islands
Dutch West Indies
The Netherlands Antilles
British West Indies
The islands of the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, Antigua, St. Lucia, and the Bahamas
French West Indies
The French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. another name for the French Antilles
Turkish - English
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West Indie
western
West Indies

    Hyphenation

    west In·dies

    Turkish pronunciation

    west îndiz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwest ˈəndēz/ /ˈwɛst ˈɪndiːz/
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