Gordel van Smaragd

== Dutch == === Etymology === Literally, “emerald belt”. Coined by Dutch author Multatuli in 1859. === Proper noun === Gordel van Smaragd m (poetic, historical) Dutch East Indies (a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia, existing from 1800 to 1949) Synonym: Nederlands-Indië === Further reading === Gordel van Smaragd on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl