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蘭領印度 (らんりょうインド) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蘭らん領りょう印いん度ど

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Meanings

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noun

Dutch East Indies

historical term

Historical term for the Dutch colonial possessions in Southeast Asia, corresponding to modern Indonesia. Used in pre-WWII contexts.

See also: オランダ領東インド

蘭らん領りょう印度いんどは第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅうに日本にほん軍ぐんに占せん領りょうさ

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The Dutch East Indies were occupied by the Japanese military during World War II.

Written forms

蘭らん領りょう印いん度ど
Standard kanji spelling for the historical term 'Dutch East Indies'.
蘭らん領りょうインド
Variant spelling using katakana for 'India'.

Kanji

蘭orchid, Holland
領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time

Similar words

オランダ領りょう東ひがしインド
Synonymous term; 蘭領印度 is a more compact, kanji-based form.

Etymology

Compound of 蘭 (abbreviation for オランダ 'Netherlands'), 領 ('territory'), and 印度 ('India').