Meaning Of The Word West Indies

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West Indies in American English
large group of islands between North America & South America: it includes the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, & Bahamas

West Indies in British English
an archipelago off Central America, extending over 2400 km (1500 miles) in an arc from the peninsula of Florida to Venezuela, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean: consists of the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas; lar

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