East India (disambiguation)
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East India may refer to
- the eastern region of India
- the Indies
- any of various East India Companies historically operating in the Indies:
- British East India Company, founded in 1600
- Danish East India Company, founded in 1616
- Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602
- French East India Company, founded in 1664
- Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731
- Portuguese East India Company, founded in 1628
- Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia)
- any of various East India Companies historically operating in the Indies:
- East India Docks in East London
- East India station on the Docklands Light Railway in East London
East Indian may refer to
- An ethnic group based in and around the city of Mumbai
- A synonym for South Asians in the US, Canada, and some other places
- An alternative term for Indo-Guyanese
- An alternative term for Indo-Canadian
Note: It would be atypical to refer to Native Americans (sometimes called "Indians") from the East as "East Indians". It would be more common to call them "Eastern Indians".