The Malay Archipelago is the archipelago between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia. It has also been called the Indo-Australian Archipelago, East Indies, Indonesian Archipelago, and other names over time. The name was taken from the 19th-century European concept of a Malay race. Situated between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the group of over...
largest group of islands in the world, consisting of the more than 13,000 islands of Indonesia and the some 7,000 islands of the Philippines. The ... [7 related articles]
[n] - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
East Indies noun a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia