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East India
see synonyms of east indiaNoun
1. east india, east indies, malay archipelago
a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
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East India
see synonyms of east indianoun
1.
the company chartered in 1600 by the British government to trade in the East Indies: after being driven out by the Dutch, it developed trade with India until the Indian Mutiny (1857), when the Crown took over the administration: the company was dissolved in 1874
2.
any similar trading company, such as any of those founded by the Dutch, French, and
Danes in the 17th and 18th centuries
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East India
see synonyms of east india any of several European companies for carrying on trade with the East Indies; esp., such an English company chartered in 1600 and
dissolved in 1874
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