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Meaning of "West Indian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEST INDIAN

West Indian play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEST INDIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
West Indian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WEST INDIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

West Indian

A West Indian is a native or inhabitant of the West Indies. For more than 100 years the words West Indian specifically described natives of the West Indies, but by 1661 Europeans had begun to use it also to describe the descendents of European colonists who stayed in the West Indies. Some West Indian people reserve this term for citizens or natives of the British West Indies.

Definition of West Indian in the English dictionary

The first definition of West Indian in the dictionary is of or relating to the West Indies, its inhabitants, or their language or culture. Other definition of West Indian is native to or derived from the West Indies. West Indian is also a native or inhabitant of the West Indies.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEST INDIAN

West Country
West Dunbartonshire
West End
West Ender
West Flanders
West German
West Germanic
West Germany
West Glamorgan
West Highland white terrier
West Indian ebony
West Indian locust
West Indian Satinwood
West Indies
West Irian
West Lothian
West Lothian question
West Midlands
West Nile fever
West Pakistan

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEST INDIAN

American Indian
Amerindian
Anglo-Indian
Burgundian
Burundian
Cambodian
Canadian
comedian
East Indian
guardian
Hildebrandian
Indian
median
meridian
Plains Indian
Red Indian
Scandian
status Indian
Trinidadian
wooden Indian

Synonyms and antonyms of West Indian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «West Indian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEST INDIAN

Find out the translation of West Indian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of West Indian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «West Indian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西印度群岛的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antillano
570 millions of speakers

English

West Indian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेस्ट इंडीज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى الهِنْدِ الغَرْبِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вест-индский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antilhano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antillais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

India Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

westindisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西インド諸島の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서인도 제도의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indian West
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc Tây Ấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு இந்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेस्ट इंडियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı Hint
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachodnioindyjski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

карибський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vest-indian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από τις Δυτικές Ινδίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes-Indiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

västindisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vestindisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of West Indian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST INDIAN»

The term «West Indian» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of West Indian
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST INDIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «West Indian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «West Indian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about West Indian

EXAMPLES

7 QUOTES WITH «WEST INDIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word West Indian.
1
Diane Abbott
I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.
2
Debbie Allen
Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.
3
Eve
I live in a neighborhood where there's a lot of West Indian culture, so it's nice.
4
Georgie Fame
Suckle was the first West Indian DJ and he had this fantastic source of music.
5
Melanie Fiona
West Indian cultural mentality and a North American life equals the perfect balance.
6
Roland Gift
While growing up in Birmingham around a lot of West Indian people, reggae and calypso were big influences early on but Otis Redding was the one person who made me wanna sing myself.
7
Michael K. Williams
I grew up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn which was an intense neighbourhood filled with different West Indian cultures.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEST INDIAN»

Discover the use of West Indian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to West Indian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nelson's New West Indian Readers
Bond is the number one series for 11 plus (11+) practice, with over 45 years of experience.
Undine Giuseppi, 2000
2
An Introduction to West Indian Poetry
This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English.
Laurence A. Breiner, 1998
3
Nelson's New West Indian Readers 5
Bond is the number one series for 11 plus (11+) practice, with over 45 years of experience.
Clive Borely, 2000
4
West Indian Readers - Second Primer
CEM-style Bond Mixed Test Papers Pack 2 are written by expert authors. Developed by the 11 plus (11+) experts each paper offers comprehensive support for all CEM 11 plus subjects.
‎1971
5
West Indian Readers - First Primer
CEM-style Bond Mixed Test Papers Pack 2 are written by expert authors. Developed by the 11 plus (11+) experts each paper offers comprehensive support for all CEM 11 plus subjects.
‎2000
6
Race, Nation, and West Indian Immigration to Honduras, 1890-1940
Glenn A. Chambers examines the West Indian immigrant community in Honduras through the development of the country's fruit industry, revealing that West Indians fought to maintain their identities as workers, Protestants, blacks, and English ...
Glenn A. Chambers, 2010
7
Making West Indian Literature
Some of the prices highlight writer-performers who have not often been examined. This very readable book, often personal in tone, makes a distinctive contribution to the knowledge and understanding of West Indian Literature. "
Mervyn Morris, 2005
8
West Indian Intellectuals in Britain
Key book for thinking about the future of multicultural Britain; study thus far has concentrated on Caribbean literature and how authors ‘write back’ to Britain – this book is the first to consider how they ‘think back’ to Britain ...
Bill Schwarz, 2003
9
New West Indian Readers
Bond is the number one series for 11 plus (11+) practice, with over 45 years of experience.
Undine Giuseppi, Clive Borely, 2000
10
West Indian in the West: Self-representations in an ...
In dealing with the complex issues surrounding labor law, this volume analyzes the rapid, profound, and all - encompassing nature of change in the work place.
Percy C. Hintzen, 2001

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEST INDIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term West Indian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
West Indies struggling in chase of 392
The West Indian batsmen would do well to pay heed to how Warner and Marsh ... Holder had only delayed Clarke's decision to ask West Indies to bat again. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 15»
2
West Indies cricket reverts to turmoil as optimism swiftly dissipates
West Indies players prior to a practice session in Roseau, Dominica. ... He's played more Tests – plenty more – than any other West Indian but he's 40. And while ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
ICC World Cup 2015: New Zealand vs West Indies - As it happened...
Milne's raw pace did the West Indian there who was late on his big drive. Darren Sammy walked out to the middle and hit two back-to-back fours through the ... «Zee News, Mar 15»
4
West Indian Day Parade Kicks Off in New York
The annual West Indian Day Parade kicked off Monday in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The parade is the culmination of the West ... «Mashable, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. West Indian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/west-indian>. Apr 2024 ».
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