Aceh
noun
an autonomous region of n indonesia, in n sumatra; mountainous with rain forests; scene of separatist conflict since the later 1990s; coastal areas suffered badly in the indian ocean tsunami of december 2004. capital: banda aceh. pop: 3 930 905 (2000). area: 55 392 sq km (21 381 sq miles)
contemporary examples
mobil was extracting as much as a quarter of its profits from aceh.
steve coll on exxonmobil’s sinister kingdom and ‘private empire’ jimmy so may 5, 2012
for example, the long-running insurgency in aceh, home to the country’s most zealous islamists, has drawn to a close.
this, too, shall p-ss reihan salam july 17, 2009
a reforming indonesia that nonetheless was ruthless in aceh, for instance.
the u.s. cannot confront china on every move it disagrees with zachary karabell may 4, 2012
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