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Definition of Indonesia
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.
Geographical relationships: Holy War Warriors, Laskar Jihad, Mujahedeen Kompak, Gamelan, Pesantran, Pesantren
Group relationships: Opec, Organization Of Petroleum-exporting Countries, Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State
Group relationships: Southeast Asia, Austronesia
Terms within: Java, Bali, Timor, Sumatra, Celebes, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Spice Islands, Indonesian Borneo, Kalimantan, Krakatao, Krakatau, Krakatoa
Member holonyms: Indonesian
Derivative terms: Indonesian
Definition of Indonesia
1. Proper noun. Country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Indonesia
1. A republic stretching from the indian ocean east to new guinea, comprising six main islands: java, sumatra, bali, kalimantan (the indonesian portion of the island of borneo), sulawesi (formerly known as the celebes) and irian jaya (the western part of new guinea). Its capital is djakarta. The ethnic groups living there are largely chinese, arab, eurasian, indian, and pakistani; 85% of the peoples are of the islamic faith. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indonesia
Literary usage of Indonesia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Low-Intensity Conflict in the Third World by Stephen Blank, Lewis B. Ware, Air University (U.S.). Press (1988)
"Indonesia The Indonesian government of President Suharto takes the threat ...
Having pulled Indonesia out of the bloody abyss into which President Sukarno ..."
2. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1892)
"fortune * some years ago, and the adjacent Sultanate of Brunei, together with
the Portuguese section of Timor, are the only regions in Indonesia which are ..."
3. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade Into the 21st Century by National Research Council (1995)
"Indonesia, November 15. 1994. 77. Proposed Declaration on an APEC Standards and
... The DSN represents Indonesia as the government members body of the ..."
4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Tourists and foreign residents in Indonesia are able to change currency at the
first of ... Nearly 70 per cent, of the population of Indonesia Is engaged In ..."
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