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Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies proper noun: a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia, existing from 1800 to 1949.

Proper noun

Dutch East Indies

  1. (historical) A former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia, existing from 1800 to 1949.

Dutch East Indies meaning in Malay and Indonesian

Dutch East Indies in Malay

a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia
Hindia Timur Belanda

Dutch East Indies in Indonesian

a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia
Hindia Belanda

Questions about Dutch East Indies

What does Dutch East Indies mean?
Dutch East Indies means a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia, existing from 1800 to 1949.
What is Dutch East Indies in Malay?
Dutch East Indies in Malay is Hindia Timur Belanda. See Dutch East Indies meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Dutch East Indies?
Dutch East Indies is a proper noun.

Words near Dutch East Indies in the dictionary

  1. Dutch door
  2. Dutch doors
  3. Dutch doughnut
  4. Dutch doughnuts
  5. Dutch drops
  6. Dutch East Indies
  7. Dutch elm
  8. Dutch elm disease
  9. Dutch elms
  10. Dutch feast
  11. Dutch feasts

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