Glossary - East Indies camp archives

Glossary

On this website, you will probably encounter words and abbreviations that are not immediately clear to you. Therefore we made this glossary.

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ADEK	Algemeen Delisch Administratie Kantoor, General Deli Administrative Office
alang-alang	grass
aloen-aloen	city square
ALRI	Angkatan Laut Republik Indonesia, Navy of the Republic of Indonesia
AMACAB	Allied Military Administration Civil Affairs Branch
AMS	Algemene Middelbare School, General Secondary School
APWI	Allied Prisoners of War and Internees
arang	charcoal
atap	palm leaf
atap pagger	enclosure made of palm leaf
AVROS	Algemene Vereniging van Rubberplanters ter Oostkust van Sumatra, General Society of Rubber Planters on Sumatra's East Coast

baleh-baleh	bamboo bed
BAT	British American Tobacco
Bat.	Battalion
bengkel	workshop
benteng	fortress
beras menir	broken rice
bersiap	to hold oneself ready, to take action; name for the period after the Japanese capitulation
besaran	administrator's house on an estate
bilik	bamboo wattle
BKR	Badan Keamanan Rakjat, Organization for the Safety of the People
BPM	Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij, Batavian Oil Company

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capt.	captain
CBZ	Centrale Burgerlijke Ziekeninrichting, Central Civilian Medical Center

desa	village
djagoeng	maize
djahat	criminal
djati	teak
dr.	doctor
drs.	Master of Arts, Master of Science
ds.	minister
DSM	Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij, Deli Railroad Company

emper	gallery

fr.	friar

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gedek	wall of woven bamboo
goedang	storage
grobak	buffalo cart
gudang	storage
Gurkha	British soldier of Nepalese descent

han	block (part of a camp)
HBS	Hogere Burger School, Higher Civilian School
heiho	assistant-soldier in Japanese service
HMAS	Her Majesty's Australian Ship
HMS	Her Majesty's Ship
hong	stone shed
Hr. Ms.	Harer Majesteits, Her Majesty's

IEV	Indo-Europees Verbond, Indo-European Union
incl.	including
ir.	ingenieur, engineer

JCJL	Java-China-Japan Line
jhr.	jonkheer, Dutch honorific of nobility
JIB	Java Immigrant Bureau

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kali	(small) river
kampong	residential district
kampret	bat
kandji	starch
kangkoeng	waterplant (vegetable)
katjang	peanut
KDP	Kantoor Displaced Persons, Displaced Persons' Office
ketela	cassava, tapioca, manioc
KIT	Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Royal Tropical Institute
KITLV	Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
klamboe	mosquito net
KMR	Koninklijke Marine Reserve, Royal Navy Reserve
KNIL	Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, Royal Netherlands-Indies Army
kol.	kolonel, colonel
kpl.	korporaal, corporal
KPM	Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij, Royal Mail Company
kpt.	kapitein, captain
KSB	Katholieke Sociale Bond, Catholic Social Union

ladang	field
LOG	Lands Opvoedings Gesticht, Government Reformatory
lt.	lieutenant
lt.-kol.	luitenant-kolonel, lieutenant-colonel
ltz.	luitenant ter zee, naval lieutenant

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maj.	major
mandi	bathing
merdeka	free, independent
MLD	Militaire Luchtvaart Dienst, Military Air Force
ML-KNIL	Militaire Luchtvaart van het KNIL, Military Airforce of the KNIL
mr.	Master of Laws
Mulo	Meer uitgebreid lager onderwijs, type of secondary school
MV	Maria Vereeniging, Mary Society

NIAS	Nederlands-Indische Artsen School, Netherlands-Indies Medical School
NICA	Netherlands Indies Civil Administration
NIOD	Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, Netherlands Institute for War Documentation
NKPM	Nederlandse Koloniale Petroleum Maatschappij, Netherlands Colonial Oil Company
NSB	Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging, National-Socialist Movement
nv	naamloze vennootschap, type of company

ongol-ongol	small balls of cooked starch
OSM	Oembilin Steenkool Mijnen, Oembilin Coal Mines

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PAGI	Persaudaraan Asia Golongan Indo, Asiatic Brotherhood Indonesian Branch
pasanggrahan	small hotel
pasar	market
pelopor	scout
pemoeda	young man
pendopo	gallery
PID	Politieke Inlichtingen Dienst, Political Intelligence Service
pondok	shed
POPDA	Panitia Oeroesan Pengankoetan Djepang dan APWI, Organization for the Repatriation of Japanese and APWI
prof.	professor
PSV	Planters School Vereeniging, Planters' School Society

R.K.	rooms-katholiek, Roman Catholic
RAF	Royal Air Force
RAPWI	Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees
res.	reserve
romusha	forced labourer

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sajoer	vegetable (soup)
sajoer bajam	spinach soup
sarong	kilt, skirt
sawah	rice field
SDF	Siantar Dokter Fonds, Siantar Doctor Fund
SEAC	South East Asia Command
sgt.	sergeant
sgt.-maj.	sergeant-major
slokan	ditch
SMP	Steenkolen Maatschappij Parapattan, Coal Company Parapattan
SOG	Soekaboemisch Opvoedings Gesticht, Soekaboemi Reformatory
St.	Saint
STOVIL	School tot Opleiding van Inlandse Leraren, School for the Education of Native Teachers

tahoe	bean curd
tangsi	military encampment, barracks
TANIA	Tot Amerika Nederlands-Indië Aanvalt, Until America Attacks the Netherlands-Indies
tbc	tuberculosis
tempeh	soy bean cake
THHK	Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan, Chinese Society
tikar	mat
TKR	Tentara Keamanan Rakjat, Army for the Safety of the People
toko	shop
totok	pureblood (Dutch)
TRI	Tentara Republik Indonesia, Army of the Republik of Indonesia

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USS	United States Ship

warga negara Indonesia	Indonesian citizen
waroeng, warung	small outdoor restaurant
wedono	native district head
wingcomm.	wingcommander