Dutch West Indies


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Dutch West Indies

See Netherlands Antilles.
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Dutch West Indies

pl n
(Placename) the Dutch West Indies a former name of the Netherlands Antilles
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Neth′erlands Antil′les


n.pl.
a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela: includes the islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin. 188,501; 308 sq. mi. (800 sq. km). Cap.: Willemstad. Formerly, Curaçao.
Neth′erlands Antil′lean, adj., n.
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