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Definition 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.
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 Dutch east indies
1. Proper noun. A former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch East Indies
Literary usage of Dutch east indies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"THE dutch east indies Government and Administration.—With the exception of the
Philippine Islands, British Borneo, and half of the island of Timor the whole ..."
2. Australasia by Alfred Russel Wallace, Augustus Henry Keane (1888)
"THE dutch east indies. 1. Extent and Importance. )BT all the groups south of the
Philippines—extend- om Pulo Nias on the west of Sumatra to the Aru near New ..."
3. The Results of Slavery. by Augustin Cochin (1863)
"I. THE dutch east indies. THE Dutch; small in territory, but great in history
and character, are among the peoples of Europe that do most honor to the human ..."
4. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute, Ontario Mining Institute (1902)
"Mineral Statistics of the dutch east indies.—According to advance official
statistics of the mineral production of the dutch east indies in 1901, ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1907)
"Chemical Research in the dutch east indies. By Dr. GRESHOFF. 4. The Utilisation
of Nitrogen in Air by Plants. By T. JAMIESON, FIC MONDAY, AUGUST 6. ..."
6. A Treatise on Ore Deposits by John Arthur Phillips (1884)
"The total amount of tin exported from Penang and Singapore in 1882 was 15942
tons.1 dutch east indies, &c. Holland produces no valuable metallic minerals, ..."
7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1901)
"18 several measures were introduced to facilitate the moral and material development
of the dutch east indies, where the financial conditions were equally ..."
8. A Text-book of Commercial Geography by Cyrus C[ornelius] Adams (1901)
"CHAPTER XLI OTHER COUNTRIES OP ASIA PERSIA, MASKAT, AFGHANISTAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
SIAM, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, KOREA, dutch east indies Russia and England ..."
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