The Caribbean islands are called the West Indies to correct the name, Indies, mistakenly given by Christopher Columbus. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies of Asia.
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n. a state tax on goods purchased in another state for use in the taxing state, to make up for (in lieu) local sales tax. Example: Bill Buyer who lives in California (which has a sales tax) orders a freezer from a company in a state with no sales tax.