English > Republic of Indonesia: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | Indonesia, Dutch East Indies |
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Instance of | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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Member of | Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN | An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism |
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Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, OPEC | An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum |
Members | Indonesian | A native or inhabitant of Indonesia |
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Part of | Austronesia | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) |
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Southeast Asia | A geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore |
Parts | Bali | An island in Indonesia to the east of Java |
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Celebes, Sulawesi | A mountainous island in eastern Indonesia |
Indonesian Borneo, Kalimantan | The part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo |
Java | An island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo |
Krakatau, Krakatao, Krakatoa | A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra |
Moluccas, Spice Islands | A group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea |
Sumatra | A mountainous island in western Indonesia |
Timor | An island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago |
Region of | Laskar Jihad, Holy War Warriors | A paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia |
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Mujahedeen Kompak | A militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah |
gamelan | A traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs |
pesantran, pesantren | A Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders |
Spanish | Indonesia |
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Catalan | Indonèsia |
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