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Oost-Indië
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Oost-Indiën obsolete
nl Oost-Indien obsolete
nl Oost-Inje archaic colloquial
Etymology
From nl oost Indië.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌoːstˈɪn.di.ə/
nl Oost-In dië
Proper noun
n
nl historical the East Indies
Usage notes
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 en East Indies, fr Indes orientales and several other European languages; cf. de Ostindien for the use as a neuter singular.
Derived terms
nl Oost-Indiëvaarder
nl Oost-Indiëvaart