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单词 the West Indies
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the West Indiesnoun

uk/ˌwest ˈɪn.diz//ˌwest ˈɪn.diz/

a large group of islands between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean

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  • The colonies in the West Indies and America needed workers for the plantations. 
  • This business between Europe, Africa, the West Indies, and the United States was called the “triangle trade”. 
  • When Columbus went to the West Indies for the second time, in 1493, he took a sugar cane plant with him. 
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