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INDONESIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
Synonyms:
Bahasa; Bahasa Indonesia; Indonesian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Indonesian" is a kind of...):
Malay (a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Indonesian"):
Javanese (the Indonesian language spoken on Java)
Sundanese (the Indonesian language spoken on West Java)
Balinese (the Indonesian language of the people of Bali)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Indonesia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indonesian" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Indonesian"):
Sumatran (a native or inhabitant of Sumatra)
Papuan (a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea)
Javan; Javanese (a native or inhabitant of Java)
Holonyms ("Indonesian" is a member of...):
Dutch East Indies; Indonesia; Republic of Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)
Derivation:
Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)
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