Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies
noun
a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Indonesian (for: ↑Indonesia)
• Members of this Region: ↑Laskar Jihad, ↑Holy War Warriors, ↑Mujahedeen Kompak, ↑gamelan, ↑pesantran, ↑pesantren
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑country, ↑state, ↑land
• Part Holonyms: ↑Southeast Asia, ↑Austronesia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Indonesian
• Part Meronyms:

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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