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a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
- Africa borders it on the west, and Australia and the East Indies are to the east.Asia lies to the north.
它的西边是非洲,东边是澳大利亚和东印度群岛,而亚洲位于它的北边。
- According to Columbus's own reckoning he was near the Indies, so he called the Island people los Indios.
哥伦布自己估算,他差不多到了东印度群岛,所以管那儿的人叫印第安人。