- Netherlands Indies
- geographical name — see Indonesia 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Netherlands Indies
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Netherlands Indies gulden — The gulden was the unit of account of the Dutch East Indies from 1602 under the United East India Company (VOC), following Dutch practice first adopted in the 15th century (gulden coins were not minted in the Netherlands between 1558 and 1681 and … Wikipedia
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Netherlands Indian gulden — The gulden was the currency of the Netherlands Indies until 1949. It was equal to the Dutch gulden for most of its existence.HistoryUntil 1802, the Netherlands Indies gulden was subdivided into 20 stuiver , each of 4 duit , as in the Netherlands … Wikipedia
Netherlands New Guinean gulden — The gulden was the currency of Netherlands New Guinea until 1963. Until 1950, issues of the Netherlands Indies circulated. A separate currency came into being when West New Guinea became the only part of the Netherlands Indies to remain in Dutch… … Wikipedia
Netherlands — Netherlander /nedh euhr lan deuhr, leuhn /, n. Netherlandian, adj. /nedh euhr leuhndz/, n. the, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 15,653,091; 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km).… … Universalium
Indies — /in deez/, n. the. 1. (used with a pl. v.) See West Indies (def. 1). 2. (used with a pl. v.) See East Indies (def. 1). 3. (used with a sing. v.) a region in and near S and SE Asia; India, Indochina, and the East Indies. * * * (as used in… … Universalium
