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オランダ領りょう東ひがしインド

Meanings

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noun

Dutch East Indies

historical term

Historical term for the former Dutch colony in Southeast Asia, corresponding to present-day Indonesia.

オランダ領りょう東ひがしインドは、第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん後ごにインドネシアとして独どく立りつした。
The Dutch East Indies became independent as Indonesia after World War II.

Kanji

領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
東east

Similar words

インドネシア
Modern name for the country that was formerly the Dutch East Indies.

Etymology

Compound of オランダ (Oranda, 'Netherlands'), 領 (ryō, 'territory'), and 東インド (Higashi Indo, 'East Indies'). A direct translation of the English 'Dutch East Indies'.