Indonesia
Sayin-duh-NEE-zhuh/ˌɪndəˈniʒə/UK/ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/
- 1A country in maritime Southeast Asia made up of a large archipelago, officially called the Republic of Indonesia since 1950, with Jakarta as its capital.
Indonesia stretches across the equator from Sumatra in the west to Papua in the east.
Trade between Indonesia and its regional neighbors has expanded sharply over the past two decades.
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Origin
Attested around 1850, this name was formed from the Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, "Indian") plus νῆσος (nêsos, "island"), in reference to the East Indies archipelago. At first it competed with the Latin-based term Insulinde, which had the same meaning.