West Indies

短语

n. 西印度群岛

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The islands of the Caribbean sea.

    西印度群岛

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  2. 2.

    A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.

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词源

From west + Indies. From being lands called the Indies, of the West. From being mistaken for the East Indies (aka, the Indies).

来源：wiktionary