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• DUTCH EAST INDIES (noun) The noun DUTCH EAST INDIES has 1 sense: 1. a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions Familiarity information: DUTCH EAST INDIES used as a noun is very rare.
