East India (disambiguation)

East India is a region of India consisting of the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Orissa.

East India may also refer to:

  • East Indies, a term used by Europeans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as South Asia and Southeastern Asia
  • East India Company, an English joint-stock company founded in 1600
  • East India Docks, a small group of docks in the Blackwall area of East London
  • East India DLR station, a railway station in East London

East Indian may also refer to:

  • East Indians, a Marathi-speaking, Roman Catholic ethnic group in Mumbai
  • East Indian language is the dialect of Marathi, spoken by East Indians people in Mumbai
  • East Indians, a term used in North America to refer to Asian Indians, in order to distinguish them from Native Americans who are sometimes referred to as Indians
  • Indian Americans, residents of the United States descended from migrants from the Indian subcontinent
  • Indo-Canadians, residents of Canada descended from migrants from the Indian subcontinent
  • Indo-Caribbeans, residents of Caribbean countries descended from migrants from the Indian subcontinent

See also

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