West India

West India
West India West` In"di*a, West Indian West` In"di*an Belonging or relating to the West Indies. [1913 Webster]

{West India tea} (Bot.), a shrubby plant ({Capraria biflora}) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. [1913 Webster]


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  • West India Regiment — The West India Regiment (WIR) was an infantry unit of the British Army recruited from and normally stationed in the British colonies of the Caribbean between 1795 and 1927. The regiment differed from similar forces raised in other part of the… …   Wikipedia

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  • West India Fruit and Steamship Company — Infobox SG rail railroad name=West India Fruit and Steamship logo filename= logo size=118 old gauge= marks=WIF locale=Southern Florida and Cuba start year=1946 end year=1961 hq city=Roanoke, VirginiaThe West India Fruit and Steamship Company… …   Wikipedia

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