Word Study
indies
CIDE DICTIONARY
indies, n. pl.
A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies. [1913 Webster]
"Our king has all the Indies in his arms." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
indies, n.pl. (prec. by the) archaic India and adjacent regions (see also East Indies, West Indies).
Etymology
pl. of obs. Indy India
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