A very large group of islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, and New Guinea, lying between the mainland of SE Asia and Australia. They constitute the bulk of the area formerly known as the East Indies.
A very large group of islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, and New Guinea, lying between the mainland of Southeast Asia and Australia. They constitute the bulk of the area formerly known as the East Indies.