British West Indies

Speech parts

1. British West Indies - Noun

2. British West Indies - Proper noun

Meaning

the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

caribbean West Indies british antilles british caribbean british caribbean colonies british caribbean commonwealth british caribbean nations british caribbean overseas territories british caribbean territories and dependencies british caribbean realm and commonwealth british caribbean realm and overseas territories british caribbean realm and union british caribbean islands british caribbean federation british caribbean realm
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Hypernyms

West Indies

Examples

My mother's family came from the British West Indies. And my father's family came from, well, my father's father came from the Montana/South Dakota area. They were Blackfoot Indian. Richie Havens

In modern times, the British West Indies was one of the first regions to adopt a gold specie standard. Source: Internet

A Study of the Historiography of the British West Indies to the End of the Nineteenth Century, Washington: Howard University press, 1980. Source: Internet

At the outbreak of World War Two in Europe, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive agreement with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to trade U.S. naval destroyers for bases in the British West Indies. Source: Internet

In 1822, the British government coined 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 fractional 'Anchor dollars' for use in Mauritius and the British West Indies (but not Jamaica ). Source: Internet

In 1958, the United Kingdom tried to establish an independent West Indies Federation comprising most of the former British West Indies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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