dutch east indies

Noun
  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 (synset 108927379)
    domain member region:
    • 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
    • mujahedeen kompak - a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah
    • gamelan - a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs
    • pesantran, pesantren - a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad
    is an instance of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    member holonym: indonesian - a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
    belongs to:
    has:
    • java - an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
    • bali - an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
    • timor - an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
    • sumatra - a mountainous island in western Indonesia
    • celebes, sulawesi - a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
    • 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
    • indonesian borneo, kalimantan - the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
    • krakatao, krakatau, krakatoa - a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
    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)
    same as: indonesia, republic of indonesia

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