Dutch East Indies

noun

1. Also called: the Netherlands East Indies. a former name (1798–1945) of Indonesia

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To my question then, that would Indonesia consider letting Aceh go as well, Dewi had retorted that Indonesia was either the former Dutch East Indies or it was nothing.

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Born in what was the Dutch East Indies, she moved to the Netherlands as a teenager.

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From 1800 to 1949, Indonesia was a colony of the Netherlands known as the Dutch East Indies, and an important source of wealth, thanks to the trade in spices, precious metals and minerals.

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“Well, Mr. Bowditch,” he growled, “what do you think of the Dutch East Indies in general and Sunda Strait in particular?”

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On the right, Southeast Asians in colorful batiks present her with gifts, as representations of the Dutch East Indies colony.

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