| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970) |
Achmad Sukarno
,
Sukarno
|
| small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia |
Acrocarpus
,
genus Acrocarpus
|
| part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia |
Arafura Sea
|
| any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia |
archerfish
,
Toxotes jaculatrix
|
| islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) |
Austronesia
|
| dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia |
Bahasa
,
Bahasa Indonesia
,
Indonesian
|
| island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts |
Bali
|
| city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate |
Bandung
|
| capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century |
capital of Indonesia
,
Djakarta
,
Jakarta
|
| mountainous island in eastern Indonesia |
Celebes
,
Sulawesi
|
| small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia |
common sickle pine
,
Falcatifolium falciforme
|
| former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation |
East Timor
|
| small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia |
family Sillaginidae
,
Sillaginidae
|
| low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered |
gamboge tree
,
Garcinia cambogia
,
Garcinia gummi-gutta
,
Garcinia hanburyi
|
| horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium |
genus Paphiopedilum
,
Paphiopedilum
|
| genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific |
genus Pholidota
,
Pholidota
|
| parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia |
genus Santalum
,
Santalum
|
| evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia |
genus Spathiphyllum
|
| erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus |
golden gram
,
green gram
,
mung
,
mung bean
,
Phaseolus aureus
,
Vigna radiata
|
| paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam |
Holy War Warriors
,
Laskar Jihad
|
