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East Indies

The East Indies (or simply the Indies) is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery. The Indies broadly referred to various lands in the East or the Eastern Hemisphere, particularly the islands and mainlands found in and around the Indian Ocean by Portuguese explorers, soon after the Cape Route was discovered. In a narrow sense, the…

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East Indies

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to overview · 32
East Indies → American, American Indians, Americas, Asia, British, Brunei, Caribbean, During, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, Dutch New Guinea, East Indians, European, French Indochina, Hong Kong, However, Indian Southeast Asians, Indians, Indo-Aryan, Indonesian
related to history · 17
East Indies → Americas, British East India Company, Dutch East India Company, European, Eventually, Exploration, Great Indies, India, Indies, Little Indies, New Indies, Old Indies, Portuguese, The East Indies, The Portuguese, These, West Indies
see also · 10
East Indies → Americas, ArchipelagoMalay, Dutch East IndiesInsulindiaPortuguese East, East IndiesGreater PhilippinesStraits SettlementsList, IndiesDutch East IndiesList, IndiesFrench IndochinaList, PhilippinesGlobal Southeast, Southeast AsiaNusantaraGreater IndonesiaHistory, Straits SettlementsMalaynessBumiputeraPribumiMalay, West Indies Spanish East

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indies east term also portuguese used dutch new indian called region malay archipelago asia known indians west world age discovery

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the Austronesianinstance ofThe major languages in this area draw from a wide variety of language families0.80text
Sino-Tibetan languagesinstance ofThe major languages in this area draw from a wide variety of language families0.80text
and should not be confused with the term Indo-Aryaninstance ofThe major languages in this area draw from a wide variety of language families0.80text
a group of languages spoken in the Indian subcontinentinstance ofThe major languages in this area draw from a wide variety of language families0.80text
East Indiesrelated to historyExploration0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyEuropean0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyPortuguese0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyThe Portuguese0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyIndies0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyEventually0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyThe East Indies0.60section
East Indiesrelated to historyOld Indies0.60section

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