xī​yìn​dù

West Indies

  • created sense approved 西印度 · xī​yìn​dù · West Indies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    西印度

    xī​yìn​dù

    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 · yìn​dù · India

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  • created sense approved 西印度 · xī​yìn​dù · West India — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    西印度

    xī​yìn​dù

    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 · yìn​dù · India

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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