West-Indië

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === West-Indiën (obsolete) West-Indien (obsolete) West-Inje (archaic, colloquial) === Etymology === From west +‎ Indië. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʋɛstˈɪn.di.ə/ Hyphenation: West-In‧dië === Proper noun === West-Indië n (chiefly historical, cricket) the West Indies ==== Usage notes ==== In obsolete use West-Indië, particularly in the forms West-Indiën and West-Indien, was treated as a plurale tantum that generally took the definite article de. Cf. the plural in English West Indies, French Indes occidentales and several other European languages; cf. German Westindien for the use as a neuter singular. ==== Derived terms ==== West-Indiëvaarder West-Indiëvaart