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Dutch
Etymology
From west + Indië.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛstˈɪn.di.ə/
- Hyphenation: West-In‧dië
Proper noun
West-Indië n
- (historical) 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.
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