Netherlands East Indies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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His father was in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, serving in Indonesia, when it was overrun by the Japanese.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
Growing restive and with Europe at war, Mr. Schorr took a job with Aneta, the news agency of the Netherlands East Indies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
Taking their places were hundreds of Germans who had fled from the Philippines and The Netherlands East Indies, and who did not get on well with Shanghai's poverty-stricken colony of 18,000 anti-Nazi refugees.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were rapidly convinced that the China "Incident" had been disastrous and costly enough without tackling The Netherlands East Indies.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was very apparent that his Excellency Jonkheer Adriaan Adriaanszoon Van Schouten, governor-general of the Netherlands East Indies, was in a temper.
From The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham
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