west indian

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun west indian has 1 sense

west indian(n = noun.person) - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies;

is a member of

the indies

west indies

has particulars: anguillan, antiguan, bahamian, barbadian, cuban, haitian, jamaican, montserratian, grenadian, dominican, tobagonian

is a kind of american

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CIDE DICTIONARY

west indian,

Belonging or relating to the West Indies. [1913 Webster]

West India tea (Bot.), a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.

west indian,

A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies. [1913 Webster]