Ost-Indiya

Ost-Indiya (anglisi East Indies — Hindustoni Sharqi), istilohest, ki dar guzashta ba territorihoi Hinduston va baze mamlakathoi Osiyoi Janubi va Janubi Sharqi nisbat doda meshud. Ost-Indiya ba muqobili istilohi Vest- Indiya ba vujud omada bud.

Evropoiho, ki jazirahoi dar bahri Karib (Ameri­ka) kashfkardai Xristofor Kolumbro ishtibohan «Hinduston» gumon karda budand, badi az Evropa ba samti sharq sayohat kardan Hindustoni haqiqiro yofta, ba on Ost-Indiya nom dodand.