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Indonesia

Indonesia

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A country in Southeast Asia made of many islands
  • proper noun
  • /ˌɪndəˈniːzə/
translation icon : Indonesia
  • Indonesia is an archipelago that consists of more than 13,000 islands.
  • islands of Indonesia
  • forests in Indonesia
  • Southeast Asia and Indonesia

And we keep driving in Indonesia and you find temples after temples.

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Examples

  • Over the last 12 years, Indonesia, Mexico, and Nigeria have all successfully made the transition to democracy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In 1945, after Japanese occupation ended, Indonesia declared its independence from Dutch colonial rule.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And in Indonesia, it's the forest department.

  • We talked then about the war in Indonesia, and typically European, they were all against it.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It's an island in Indonesia.

  • And similar programs are being done in Switzerland and Indonesia, India and Thailand.

  • I wondered what houses were like in Indonesia, or apartments in New York.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Travel to the remote Komodo Island in Indonesia.

  • I am from Jakarta, Indonesia, born and raised, homegrown.

  • We're deepening our links with fellow democracies like India, Israel, Indonesia and South Africa.

Synonyms

Republic of Indonesia
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A country in Southeast Asia made of many islands with Jakarta as its capital

is the common short name used in everyday speech

Compounds

A country in Southeast Asia made of many islands with Jakarta as its capital

A form of Malay used as Indonesia's official language

Surface Forms

Indonesia main

Etymology

Indonesia comes from two Greek parts: Indo- meaning 'India' and -nesia meaning 'islands'. So the name means 'Indian islands', which is easy to remember because Indonesia is a country made up of many islands.