East India eas·tin·dia uncommon noun 1. a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia SynonymsMalay ArchipelagoEast IndiesEast India Related words Word family East IndianEast Indian fig treeEast Indian rosebayEast Indian rosewoodEast India CompanyEast India kinoEast India rosewood Broader terms archipelago Parts Pacific Part of Sunda IslandsBorneoMalay WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.