West Indian

adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the West Indies (the islands lying between southeastern North America and northern South America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic and comprising the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and Bahamas) or their people

West Indian noun

plural West Indians

Examples of West Indian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both of us being from New York, both having West Indian descent in our families. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for West Indian

• amerindian