noun
a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
• Syn: ↑Malay Archipelago, ↑East Indies
• Derivationally related forms: ↑East Indian
• Members of this Region: ↑curry
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
• Part Holonyms: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
• Member Meronyms: ↑East Indian, ↑Malay, ↑Malayan
• Part Meronyms: ↑Sunda Islands, ↑Borneo, ↑Kalimantan
Useful english dictionary. 2012.