Wild West Show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
Indian Mutiny Sepoy Mutiny | discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in and , the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) |
French and Indian War | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes), - |
West Nile virus West Nile encephalitis virus | the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis |
hill myna Indian grackle grackle Gracula religiosa | glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech |
Indian rat snake Ptyas mucosus | enter buildings in pursuit of prey |
Indian python Python molurus | very large python of southeast Asia |
Indian cobra Naja naja | a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
Indian mongoose Herpestes nyula | keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret, often domesticated |
cayuse Indian pony | a small native range horse |
Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis | having one horn |
Malayan tapir Indian tapir Tapirus indicus | a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra |
Indian buffalo | upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive, used for draft and milk |
Indian elephant Elephas maximus | Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male |
Indian club | a bottle-shaped club used in exercises |
Indian trail | a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians |
lodge indian lodge | any of various Native American dwellings |
Mae West air jacket | an inflatable life jacket |
University of West Virginia | a university in Morgantown, West Virginia |
Indian red | a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians |
Amerind Amerindian language American-Indian language American Indian Indian | any of the languages spoken by Amerindians |
West Germanic West Germanic language | a branch of the Germanic languages |
West Midland | a dialect of Middle English |
Southwestern West Saxon | a dialect of Middle English |
West Saxon | a literary dialect of Old English |
Kuchean West Tocharian Kuchean dialect | a dialect of Tocharian |
West Chadic | a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria, Hausa in the most important member |
West African | a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa |
cornmeal Indian meal | coarsely ground corn |
mustard mustard greens leaf mustard Indian mustard | leaves eaten as cooked greens |
acerola barbados cherry surinam cherry West Indian cherry | acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C |
wild rice Indian rice | grains of aquatic grass of North America |
chutney Indian relish | a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices |
Paleo-American culture Paleo-Amerind culture Paleo-Indian culture | the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city |
Midwest middle west midwestern United States | the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
Indian reservation | a reservation set aside for the use of Indians |
west side | the side that is on the west |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
West Occident | the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
West western United States | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River |
Wild West | the western United States during its frontier period |
Namibia Republic of Namibia South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
West Indies the Indies | the string of islands between North America and South America, a popular resort area |
British West Indies | the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad |
French West Indies | the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France |
West Germany Federal Republic of Germany | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea, established in from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat, reunified with East Germany in |
West Berlin | the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until |