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british west indies

Brit·ish west In·dies
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brit-ish west in-deez]
    • /ˈbrɪt ɪʃ wɛst ˈɪn diz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brit-ish west in-deez]
    • /ˈbrɪt ɪʃ wɛst ˈɪn diz/

Definitions of british west indies words

  • noun plural british west indies a former name for the states in the Caribbean that are members of the Commonwealth: the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; along with the islands which remain as United Kingdom dependencies: Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands 3
  • noun british west indies former British possessions in the West Indies, including Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, etc. 3

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Parts of speech for British west indies

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british west indies popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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