the West Indies
noun /ðə ˌwest ˈɪndɪz/, /ðə ˌwest ˈɪndiːz/
/ðə ˌwest ˈɪndiːz/
[plural]- several groups of islands between the Caribbean and the Atlantic, that include the Antilles and the Bahamas
西印度群岛（位于加勒比海和大西洋之间，包括安的列斯群岛和巴哈马群岛）
CultureThe islands lie between the south coast of the US and the north coast of South America, forming a line around the Caribbean Sea. There are about 1 200 islands in all. They include Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago. Many of the islands in the West Indies used to belong to Britain and are now members of the Commonwealth.