DUTCH EAST INDIES

Pronunciation (US):

• DUTCH EAST INDIES (noun)
  The noun DUTCH EAST INDIES has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: DUTCH EAST INDIES used as a noun is very rare.

• DUTCH EAST INDIES (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Dutch East Indies; Indonesia; Republic of Indonesia

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Dutch East Indies"):

Timor (an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands)

Krakatao; Krakatau; Krakatoa (a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history)

Indonesian Borneo; Kalimantan (the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo)

Moluccas; Spice Islands (a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands)

Java (an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Bali (an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts)

Celebes; Sulawesi (a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia)

Sumatra (a mountainous island in western Indonesia)

Meronyms (members of "Dutch East Indies"):

Indonesian (a native or inhabitant of Indonesia)

Domain member region:

pesantran; pesantren (a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad)

gamelan (a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs)

Mujahedeen Kompak (a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2004 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah)

Holy War Warriors; Laskar Jihad (a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam)

Holonyms ("Dutch East Indies" is a part of...):

Southeast Asia (a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore)

Austronesia (islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia))

Holonyms ("Dutch East Indies" is a member of...):

OPEC; Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)

ASEAN; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism)