French word

antillais

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃tijɛ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveWest Indian

Example

Il est antillais.

He is West Indian.

Illustration for antillais (West Indian)

More examples

Des familles antillaises vivent près d'ici.

West Indian families live near here.

Core concept

An island-born person or feature belonging to the shared regional world of the Antilles.

Common phrases

  • un musicien antillais

    a West Indian musician

  • des familles antillaises

    West Indian families

Similar words

caribéen: A person from the islands of the Caribbean.
créole: A person from a Creole cultural region.

Definition in French

Qui est originaire des Antilles ou qui se rapporte à ces îles.

Word origin

The adjective antillais is formed from Antilles with the French place-origin suffix -ais, after Antilles entered French through Spanish Antillas.

Usage tips

  • The noun is generally capitalized as Antillais or Antillaise, but the adjective stays lowercase, as in la cuisine antillaise.

Opposites

Related words

  • antillaiseAntilleanadjective

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