Oost-Indië

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From oost +‎ Indië.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌoːstˈɪn.di.ə/
  • Hyphenation: Oost-In‧dië

Proper noun

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Oost-Indië n

  1. (historical) the East Indies

Usage notes

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  • In obsolete use Oost-Indië, particularly in the forms Oost-Indiën and Oost-Indien, was treated as a plurale tantum that generally took the definite article de. Cf. the plural in English East Indies, French Indes orientales and several other European languages; cf. German Ostindien for the use as a neuter singular.

Derived terms

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