Dutch East Indies

/dətʃ ist ˌɪndiz/
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Definitions of Dutch East Indies
  1. 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
    synonyms: Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia
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    country, land, state
    the territory occupied by a nation
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