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INDONESIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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