West Indian

English

Etymology

West + Indian, after West India.

Adjective

West Indian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the West Indies.

Derived terms

• West Indian elm

 

Translations

of or from the West Indies

• Dutch: West-Indisch, Antilliaans (nl)
• French: ouest-indien (fr) m, ouest-indienne (fr) f
• Irish: Iar-Indiach
• Manx: Eear-Injinagh
• Russian: вест-и́ндский (ru) (vest-índskij)
• Swedish: västindisk (sv)

Noun

West Indian (plural West Indians)

1. a person from the West Indies

Translations

of or from the West Indies

• Dutch: West-Indiër m, Antilliaan (nl) m
• French: Ouest-Indien m, Ouest-Indienne f
• Irish: Iar-Indiach m
• Swedish: västindier (sv) c