Indonesia

Type Country
Usage Indonesian, Malay, Buginese, Minangkabau, English, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Korean
Scripts 인도네시아(Korean Hangul) Ἰνδονησία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /in.do.ˈnɛ.sia/(Indonesian, Malay) /ˌɪn.doʊ.ˈni.ʒə/(English) /in.do.ne.ɕi.a/(Korean)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἰνδός (Indos), referring to the Indus, combined with νῆσος (nesos) meaning "island". This name has been used since the 18th century by colonial powers to refer to the Indonesian archipelago and since 1945 to refer to the independent nation.

Related Names

RootsIndos + nesos
Other Languages & CulturesIndonezija(Bosnian) Indonisha(Burmese) Indonezija(Croatian) Indonésie(Czech) Indonesien(Danish) Indonesië(Dutch) Indonésie(French) Indonesien(German) Indonisia(Greek) Indonezya(Hebrew) Indoneshia(Japanese) Indonésia(Javanese) Indonēzija(Latvian) Indonezija(Lithuanian) Indonezija(Macedonian) Andonezi(Persian) Indonésia(Portuguese) Indonezija(Serbian) Indunisiyawa(Sinhalese) Indonezija(Slovene) Indonésia(Sundanese) Indonesien(Swedish) Indonisia(Thai)
Same SpellingIndonésia
User SubmissionsInḍonesia, Indónesía, Indônèsia, Indonèsia

Categories

archipelagos, Asia, countries larger than 1.000.000 square km, Islamic countries, island countries, Oceania
Entry updated December 7, 2022