Republic of. Formerly Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the S part of Borneo, the W part of New Guinea, the Moluccas, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Bali, and Madura: gained independence from the Netherlands in 1949.
Definition of truss. 1 : an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast. 2a : bracket 1b : an assemblage of members (such as beams) forming a rigid framework. 3 : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure.
reÂ·linÂ·quish. tr.v. reÂ·linÂ·quished, reÂ·linÂ·quishÂ·ing, reÂ·linÂ·quishÂ·es. 1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example). 2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to. 3.