West Indian
From the Antilles
West Indian refers to a person from the West Indies—the Caribbean islands including Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Cuba, and others.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to this region: West Indian cuisine, West Indian cricket.
The term reflects colonial-era geography, when Europeans believed they had reached India by sailing west.
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
ska · rocksteady · dub · ragga · zouk · cadence · Bob Marley · riddim
Pre-fasting festival season
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- patoisRegional informal speech
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- maroonsStrands in isolation
lime · fête · cricket · Rastafari · Windrush · rum shop · folklore · oral tradition
Abrupt pulling motion
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
- callalooCaribbean cooked greens dish
- pepperpotVessel for ground spice
curry goat · oxtail · rice and peas · plantain · breadfruit · cassava · ginger beer · conch
Caribbean island nation
- Trinidad and TobagoDual-island Caribbean republic
- BarbadosCaribbean island country
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
- CubaCaribbean island country
Puerto Rico · Dominican Republic · Bahamas · Grenada · Saint Lucia · Antigua · Guadeloupe · Martinique
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
dancehall · ska · rocksteady · dub · ragga · zouk · cadence · Bob Marley · riddim
Carnival
Pre-fasting festival season
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- patoisRegional informal speech
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
maroons · lime · fête · cricket · Rastafari · Windrush · rum shop · folklore · oral tradition · Anansi
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
pepperpot · curry goat · oxtail · rice and peas · plantain · breadfruit · cassava · ginger beer · conch · johnnycake
Jamaica
Caribbean island nation
- Trinidad and TobagoDual-island Caribbean republic
- BarbadosCaribbean island country
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
Cuba · Puerto Rico · Dominican Republic · Bahamas · Grenada · Saint Lucia · Antigua · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Dominica
Jamaican
Of a Caribbean island
- TrinidadianPerson from twin-island nation
- BarbadianNative of easternmost Caribbean island
- GuyaneseFrom northern South America
Haitian · Bahamian · Grenadian · Dominican · Lucian · Antiguan · mixed heritage
West IndianNorth American
From U.S. or neighbors
European · South American · African · Central American · Asian
West IndianEast Indian
From maritime Southeast Asia
Indian · Indonesian · Southeast Asian · South Asian · Malaysian
West IndianSouth American
From that southern continent
North American · Central American · Mexican · Brazilian · mainland