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the indies

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  1. West Indies, the Indiesnoun

    the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area

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  1. the indies

    The Indies originally referred to the East Indies (Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea) or the West Indies (the Caribbean islands discovered by Christopher Columbus while seeking a westward route to the East Indies). These terms were used from the late Middle Ages through the early modern period. In modern usage, it often refers to independent or alternative products or services, within sectors such as film, music, video games, and publishing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of the indies in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of the indies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. Tony Illman:

    After much digging, we were able to make out the date, the coordinates, the ship’s name and direction of the voyage (Cardiff in Wales to Makassar in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia), it was clearly very exciting but we needed a lot more information. We wanted to know if what we had found was historically significant or a very inventive hoax.

  2. Francois Fenelon:

    If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.

  3. Andrew Holness:

    Citizens from former colonies, particularly in the West Indies, have migrated to Great Britain where they have significantly contributed to the building and enrichment of the country, now these persons are not able to claim their place as citizens.

  4. Howard Cohen:

    Its a very challenging time in film distribution for indies and everyone but Disney, maybe, we like movies that can draw an audience, that are crowd-pleasers. In a challenging environment, you have to give people a really strong reason to leave their house.

  5. The ICC:

    The( ICC) The Board considered the behavior of some of the West Indies players in the immediate aftermath of the final, and unanimously agreed that certain comments and actions were inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute, the Board acknowledged an apology by the WICB but was disappointed to note that such behavior had detracted from the success of what was otherwise a magnificent tournament and final.


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