the Indies - the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort areaAnguilla - a British colony in the West Indies Caribbean - region including the Caribbean islands Cayman Islands - a British colony in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center Montserrat - a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies Antilles - a group of islands in the West Indies Virgin Islands - a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain Tobago - island in West Indies archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east Anguillan - a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies |