"East Indy" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: East Indie [alternative]
Etymology: Variant of East India, representing a (frequently colloquial) pronunciation with loss of the final syllable. Etymology templates: {{U|east}} East Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=East Indy}} East Indy
  1. (chiefly attributive, now rare) East India. Tags: archaic, attributive
    Sense id: en-East_Indy-en-name-fXbJZPGe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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