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Dutch West Indies
Dutch West Indies See Netherlands Antilles.Dutch West Indies pl n (Placename) the Dutch West Indies a former name of the Netherlands Antilles Neth′erlands Antil′les
n.pl. a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela: includes the islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin. 188,501; 308 sq. mi. (800 sq. km). Cap.: Willemstad. Formerly, Curaçao. Neth′erlands Antil′lean, adj., n. Dutch West Indies
Dutch West Indies: see Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles,
former autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of several islands in the West Indies. Earlier known as the Dutch West Indies and Netherlands West Indies, the island country consisted of Bonaire and Curaçao, both lying off
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