British West Indies

British territories in the Caribbean, sometimes including former colonies
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British West Indies

Summary

British West Indies is a colony[1]. It draws 5,009 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #25 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • British West Indies is in the country of British Empire[3].
  • British West Indies's instance of is recorded as colony[4].
  • British West Indies's currency is recorded as British West Indies dollar[5].
  • British West Indies's Commons category is recorded as British Caribbean[6].
  • 1783 marks the founding of British West Indies[7].
  • British West Indies was dissolved in 1958[8].
  • British West Indies's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 24, 'longitude': -71}[9].
  • British West Indies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British West Indies[10].
  • British West Indies's replaced by is recorded as West Indies Federation[11].
  • British West Indies's native label is recorded as British West Indies[12].
  • British West Indies's different from is recorded as Commonwealth Caribbean[13].

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Geography

British West Indies is in the country of British Empire[3].

Designation and Status

British West Indies's instance of is recorded as colony[4].

History and Context

1783 marks the founding of British West Indies[7].

Why It Matters

British West Indies draws 5,009 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #25 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by
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    Harper's tag west-indies-british
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: west-indies-british, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971222|west indies british (#289971222)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
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