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Indonesia
[in-duh-nee-zhuh, -shuh, -zee-uh, -doh-]
noun
Formerly Netherlands East Indies,. Formerly Dutch East Indies. Republic of. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the S part of Borneo, the W part of New Guinea, the Moluccas, Bali, Madura, and most of the Lesser Sunda Islands: gained independence from the Netherlands in 1949. 735,358 sq. mi. (1,904,569 sq. km). Jakarta.
Indonesia
/ ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪə /
noun
Former names (1798–1945): Dutch East Indies. Netherlands East Indies. a republic in SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago, consisting of the main islands of Sumatra, Java and Madura, Bali, Sulawesi (Celebes), Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, the Moluccas, part of Timor, part of Borneo (Kalimantan), Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), and over 3000 small islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: became the Dutch East Indies in 1798; declared independence in 1945; became a republic in 1950; East Timor (illegally annexed in 1975) became independent in 2002. Parts of Sumatra suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Official language: Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: rupiah. Capital: Jakarta. Pop: 251 160 124 (2013 est). Area: 1 919 317 sq km (741 052 sq miles)
Indonesia
Republic and archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising over thirteen thousand islands and extending three thousand miles from Malaysia toward Australia, between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It includes several of the world's largest islands (see Borneo, Java, New Guinea, and Sumatra). Its capital is Djakarta.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Indonesia1
Example Sentences
With global oversupply expected to persist, the next six months will be crucial as a major Chinese rival prepares to launch production in Indonesia.
But he had a horror show a week later at Mandalika in Indonesia, qualifying 16th and running at the back in both races.
Other countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar and Azerbaijan were meanwhile mulling involvement in an international stabilization force for Gaza, the advisors said.
But the president’s personal business and his government role intersected this week when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
The upheaval in the former French colony off the coast of southern Africa echoes a series of protests that have felled governments in Bangladesh and Nepal, and are causing unease from Indonesia to Morocco.
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