Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

See Indonesia.

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Dutch East Indies

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(Placename) the. a former name (1798-1945) of Indonesia Also called Netherlands East Indies

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Dutch East Indies - 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 Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia 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 OPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum 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 ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism 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) 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 Indonesian - a native or inhabitant of Indonesia