malay archipelago

Noun
  1. A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia (synset 108860948)
    domain member region: curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
    is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    member holonym:
    • east indian - a native or inhabitant of the East Indies
    • malay, malayan - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
    has:
    • sunda islands - a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago
    • borneo, kalimantan - 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
    is a part of: pacific, pacific ocean - the largest ocean in the world
    same as: east india, east indies

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