Insulinde
Dutch
Etymology
Coined by Eduard Douwes Dekker in his novel Max Havelaar.
Proper noun
Insulinde n
- (historical) Dutch East Indies, a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Refer also to the related historical term Insulindia, especially in relation to other past colonial rules.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪnsuˈlɪndə]
- IPA(key): [ɪnsʊlˈɪndə] (alternative)
- Hyphenation: In‧su‧lin‧dê
See also
- Nusantara (“Indonesian Archipelago”)
Further reading
- “Insulinde” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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