created sense approved 西印度 · xīyìndù · West Indies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西印度
xīyìndù
West Indies
The Caribbean islands and surrounding regions; historically used to refer to the Americas more broadly because early explorers mistook the region for India.
西 (literal) → 西 · xī · west 印度 (literal) → 印度 · yìndù · India
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 西印度 · xīyìndù · West India — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西印度
xīyìndù
West India
The western part of India, typically comprising the states of Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra
西 (literal) → 西 · xī · west 印度 (literal) → 印度 · yìndù · India
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition