Library / English Dictionary

WEST INDIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the West Indies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("West Indian" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "West Indian"):

Anguillan (a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies)

Antiguan (a native or inhabitant of Antigua)

Bahamian (a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas)

Barbadian (a native or inhabitant of Barbados)

Cuban (a native or inhabitant of Cuba)

Haitian (a native or inhabitant of Haiti)

Jamaican (a native or inhabitant of Jamaica)

Montserratian (a native or inhabitant of Montserrat)

Grenadian (a native or inhabitant of Grenada)

Dominican (a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic)

Tobagonian (a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies)

Holonyms ("West Indian" is a member of...):

the Indies; West Indies (the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area)

Credits