Dutch East Indies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His father, a prisoner of war in the Dutch East Indies, would have likely died in Japanese custody had American forces not swept through the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Like China, Indonesia has also tasted World Cup action once before - in 1938, when it competed as the Dutch East Indies, then a colony of the Netherlands.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Football-mad Indonesia participated in the World Cup just once, in 1938, when it was known as the Dutch East Indies, losing 6-0 in the final 16 to Hungary.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Japanese troops occupied Indonesia, then the Dutch East Indies colony, from 1942 until Tokyo surrendered in August 1945.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
OPPOSITE: An image of one of the “curiosity cabinets” Maria visited in Amsterdam, belonging to the Dutch East Indies merchant Livinus Vincent.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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