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Dyak

British  
/ ˈdaɪæk /

noun

  1. a member of a Malaysian people of the interior of Borneo: noted for their long houses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Dyak

from Malay Dayak upcountry, from darat land

Example Sentences

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Some historians, like Dyak, would like to see more diversity in replacement names, rather than defaulting to honoring mainly men, particularly to those in the political world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2022

“More people over the last month have felt themselves to be intensely Ukrainian,” said Sofia Dyak, director of the Center for Urban History, an independent research institute in Lviv.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022

Dyak said she hopes that the nation’s language politics do not become more toxic as a result of the war and that Russian speakers won’t be pressured, or threatened, to abandon their linguistic tradition.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022

"Engineers have been stereotyped and our industry has played a part in this," says Brian Dyak, president of the Entertainment Industries Council.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 3, 2010

The words were the signal, according to Dyak custom, for Lkath to step forward and rub noses.

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles