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Indies | Indie

Indies meaning

  1. The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
  2. The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean.
  3. The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.

Indies vertaling naar Nederlands

indië

Using Indies

  • The main meaning on this page is: The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands. | The West Indies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands of the Caribbean. | The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: indië.
  • In the example corpus, indies often appears in combinations such as: west indies, indies and, indies in.

Context around Indies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

west 36×

Often after:

won 3× batsman 2× ind 2× guyana 1× academy 1× championship 1× third 1× fast 1× cwi 1× defeated 1×

Sentence patterns with Indies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

vs west indies ind vs 2× 2004 west indies won the 1× and west indies under 19s 1× australia west indies test series 1× beat west indies by 67 1× born west indies batsman known 1× british west indies 1× captaincy west indies won the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

india vs west 2× a 20 year 1× a boundary was 1× a global recruitment 1× ambrose took 8 1× follow live coverage 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dominant figure 1× afghanistan on monday 1× british west indies 1× for three days 1× for west indies 1× in the indies 1×

Words around Indies

Just before it in the word index:

indien 4 indiegogo 14 indiefoxx 2 indie 739 indicus 3 indicum 2

Just after it in the word index:

indiewire 8 indifference 248 indifferences 2 indifferent 250 indifferentism 3 indifferently 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

disc 1.059 founders 1.059 designers 1.058 downs 1.058 evaluate 1.058 eventual 1.058

Corpus analysis for Indies

  • In this selection, "indies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, won, batsman and ind stand out and add context to how "indies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include vs west indies ind vs and 2004 west indies won the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indies" sits close to words such as disc, founders and designers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Follow live coverage of Zimbabwe vs West Indies from the West Indies in Zimbabwe 2023 today. (16 words)

West Indies convoys linked Spain to the island, sailing between Cádiz and the Spanish West Indies. (16 words)

The former West Indies all-rounder has coached Zimbabwe, Ireland, West Indies and Afghanistan since his retirement in 2002. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Later that season, under his captaincy, West Indies won the two match Test series against Sri Lanka 1–0 with Lara making a double century in the First Test. In September 2004, West Indies won the ICC Champions Trophy in England under his captaincy. (44 words)

Records tumbled for both sides, moreso West Indies with Tagenarine Chanderpaul scoring an unbeaten double ton in only his third Test while Brathwaite himself chalked up 182, his 12th ton that ensured the first triple-century opening stand for West Indies. (41 words)

Ambrose took 8 wickets, citation and was man of the match with four for 29 when West Indies defeated Pakistan in the final. citation From there, West Indies travelled to Australia for a series in which Ambrose was a dominant figure. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

Leon has represented West Indies, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Guyana Board President’s XI, Sagicor High Performance Centre, West Indies A and West Indies Under-19s.

Follow live coverage of Zimbabwe vs West Indies from the West Indies in Zimbabwe 2023 today.

Records tumbled for both sides, moreso West Indies with Tagenarine Chanderpaul scoring an unbeaten double ton in only his third Test while Brathwaite himself chalked up 182, his 12th ton that ensured the first triple-century opening stand for West Indies.

Oct. 30, 2024: Shimron Hetmyer, the dynamic Guyana-born, West Indies batsman known for his powerful hitting, is set to make a comeback to the West Indies One Day International (ODI) team after nearly a year’s absence.

The Jamaica Scorpions are poised for a thrilling final day today at Sabina Park as they set their sights on chasing down a target of 234 runs to defeat the West Indies Academy in their West Indies Championship match.

India vs West Indies, Ind vs WI 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: India take on West Indies in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.

India vs West Indies (IND vs WI) 3rd T20I: India beat West Indies by 67 runs at the Wankhede to win the series by a margin of 2-1.

The former West Indies all-rounder has coached Zimbabwe, Ireland, West Indies and Afghanistan since his retirement in 2002.

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West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has been banned from four T20Is after being found guilty of attempting to change the condition of the ball during West Indies’ third ODI against Afghanistan on Monday.

Former West Indies fast bowler, Kenneth “Flipper” Benjamin has credited President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dave Cameron for professionalising the regional tournaments.

The UK used the Indies for its benefits then cast them adrift, ie, all the Anglophone, independent island nations in the Indies.

Ambrose took 8 wickets, citation and was man of the match with four for 29 when West Indies defeated Pakistan in the final. citation From there, West Indies travelled to Australia for a series in which Ambrose was a dominant figure.

In 1958, the United Kingdom tried to establish an independent West Indies Federation comprising most of the former British West Indies.

Later that season, under his captaincy, West Indies won the two match Test series against Sri Lanka 1–0 with Lara making a double century in the First Test. In September 2004, West Indies won the ICC Champions Trophy in England under his captaincy.

West Indies Columbus made four voyages to the West Indies as the monarchs granted Columbus the governorship of the new territories, and financed more of his trans-Atlantic journeys.

West Indies convoys linked Spain to the island, sailing between Cádiz and the Spanish West Indies.

West Indies won by an innings and Ambrose was named man of the series, having taken 33 wickets to equal the record in an Australia-West Indies Test series.

A 20-year-old Jamaican student of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to appear in court on Monday after he was charged for allegedly holding his ex-girlfriend captive and torturing her for three days.

A boundary was the difference between the two teams in the opening game in Tarouba where West Indies prevailed on a slow batting track with an impressive bowling effort at the back-end.

A global recruitment search ended right back on the doorstep at Lord’s with Flower appointed as Peter Moores’ permanent successor after acting as interim head coach on England’s 11-week tour of the West Indies.

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Common combinations with indies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indies" in a sentence?
An example: "Leon has represented West Indies, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Guyana Board President’s XI, Sagicor High Performance Centre, West Indies A and West Indies Under-19s." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "indies" from authentic English texts.
What does "indies" mean?
Indies means: The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
What is "indies" in Dutch?
"indies" translates to Dutch as: indië.
How many example sentences with "indies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "indies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.