East Indies

East In·dies  (ndz)

Indonesia. The term is sometimes used to refer to all of Southeast Asia. Historically, it referred chiefly to India.

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East Indian adj. & n.

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East Indies - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia East India, Malay Archipelago curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice 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 Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world 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