Dutch East Indies

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From Reuters

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

From Literature

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

From New York Times