West Indies
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The West Indies is a region of island nations and territories in the Caribbean Sea, stretching from the Florida coast to the northern coast of South America and known for its colonial history, diverse cultures, and tropical climate.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Indies canonical | 185 |
| Caribbean (Barbados) | 1 |
| West Indies (fictional context) | 1 |
| West Indies cricket team | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ region ⓘ |
| borders |
Florida
ⓘ
northern coast of South America ⓘ |
| cricketTeamRepresents | multiple Caribbean nations and territories ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
offshore financial services ⓘ rum production ⓘ sugar production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
archipelago
ⓘ
colonial history ⓘ diverse cultures ⓘ multilingual population ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Barbados ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Greater Antilles ⓘ Hispaniola ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Leeward Islands ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ Lucayan Archipelago ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ Windward Islands ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| historicallyColonizedBy |
Denmark
ⓘ
France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beaches
ⓘ
carnival celebrations ⓘ cricket ⓘ music ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| majorLanguages |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ various Creole languages ⓘ |
| nameContrastsWith | East Indies ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | European exploration of the Americas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Americas
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean region
|
| sportsTeam |
West Indies
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
West Indies cricket team
|
Referenced by (188)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Indies cricket team
subject surface form:
Red-tailed hawk
subject surface form:
Bath, St. Thomas, Jamaica