West Indians
Caribbean region's people
West Indians are people from the West Indies—the islands of the Caribbean Sea, including Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, and many others.
The term reflects Columbus's mistaken belief that he had reached India.
In British contexts especially, West Indian often refers to people of Caribbean heritage: the West Indian community in London, West Indian cricket.
Land surrounded by water
- AntillesCaribbean island arc
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- beachesSandy coastal areas
coral reefs · palm trees · trade winds · hurricanes · colonialism · maritime · sailing · tourism
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
ska · rocksteady · dub · chutney · zouk · riddim · Bob Marley · carnival
Abrupt pulling motion
- ackeeWest African tropical fruit
- saltfishCured, dried seafood
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
plantain · callaloo · doubles · flying fish · sorrel · cassava · pepperpot · johnnycake
Swinging at pitches
- bowlingPin-toppling pastime
- fieldingHandling balls in play
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
- test matchEvaluative competitive event
fast bowling · spin · century · innings · stumps · Richards · Lara · Ambrose
islands
Land surrounded by water
- AntillesCaribbean island arc
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
beaches · coral reefs · palm trees · trade winds · hurricanes · colonialism · maritime · sailing · tourism · pirates
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
dancehall · ska · rocksteady · dub · chutney · zouk · riddim · Bob Marley · carnival · Lord Kitchener
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
curry · plantain · callaloo · doubles · flying fish · sorrel · cassava · pepperpot · johnnycake · conch
batting
Swinging at pitches
test match · fast bowling · spin · century · innings · stumps · Richards · Lara · Ambrose · Walsh
Afro-Caribbean
Of African-descended islanders
- Indo-CaribbeanSouth Asian Caribbean diaspora
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- ArawakIndigenous Caribbean language group
Carib · Maroon · Douglas · mixed heritage · ancestry · identity · roots · heritage · lineage · descendants
- Caribbean peoplesJamaicans, Haitians, Cubans, Barbadians, Trinidadians
- NYC populationimmigrants, ethnic groups, neighborhoods, population density, minorities
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- Panama CanalPanama Canal, canal locks, canal, lock gates, waterway
West IndiansPacific Islanders
Oceania's native peoples
Polynesians · Melanesians · Micronesians · East Asians · South Asians
West, Indian, west, western, westward, westerly, westerner, India, Indians