NOUN
- the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
How To Use British West Indies In A Sentence
- Sir Gawaine's British West Indies collection is part of a wider comprehensive collection of stamps from Great Britain and the British Empire.
- When Britain issued Orders in Council discriminating against Americans trading with the British West Indies and, subsequently, with Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland, Congress was too weak to provide relief for the merchants, farmers, fishermen, and shipbuilders suffering from the restrictions. Between War and Peace
- Phillip E. Knight, officiated the ceremony, which took place at a resort in the British West Indies. R&B Singer Ameriie Marries
- In 1780, the total value of Haiti's exports to Europe exceeded those of Spain's silver and gold-producing Latin American colonies, or the entire British West Indies plantation system. Eric Margolis: Haiti Must Be Rescued From Itself
- As the illegitimate son of Rachel Fawcett Lavien and presumably James Hamilton, Alexander was unwelcomed by the church establishment of colonial Nevis Island of the British West Indies. Matt J. Rossano: Alexander Hamilton's Religion: A Temperate Example For Today's Fractured World
- But the demand for whiskey grew as shipments of Madeira from across the Atlantic and rum from the British West Indies grew scarce during the war. Spirits: George's new/old rye
- When Britain entered the war against Republican France in 1793, however, the United States had already declared its neutrality, and the following year had concluded a treaty with Britain that protected American merchant ships and provided for trade with the British West Indies. The Mistaken Wife
