Indonesian

American  

[in-duh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn, -zee-uhn, -doh-] / ˌɪn dəˈni ʒən, -ʃən, -zi ən, -doʊ- /

noun

1. a member of the ethnic group consisting of the natives of Indonesia, the Filipinos, and the Malays of Malaysia.

2. a member of a population supposed to have been resident in the Malay Archipelago before the Malays, and believed to constitute one element of the present mixed population of Malaysia and perhaps Polynesia.

3. Official Name Bahasa Indonesia.  an Indonesian language that is based on the form of Malay spoken in Java and has the status of official language in the Republic of Indonesia.

4. the westernmost branch of the Austronesian family of languages, including Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Malagasy.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Malay Archipelago.

2. of or relating to Indonesia, the Indonesians, or their languages.

Indonesian British  

/ ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Indonesia, its people, or their language

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Indonesia

2. another name for Bahasa Indonesia

Other Word Forms

• anti-Indonesian adjective
• pro-Indonesian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Indonesian

First recorded in 1840–50; Indonesi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

These tight supply-demand dynamics underpin the Indonesian coal company’s elevated average selling prices and margin outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indonesian rescuers have called off the search for victims of a landslide at the country's largest open landfill after pulling seven bodies out from under debris, an official said Tuesday.

From Barron's

Jenson was arrested at the airport in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, while apparently trying to flee.

From Barron's

Jakarta reported three Indonesian crew members missing, one injured Indonesian survivor and four survivors of other nationalities.

From Barron's

An Indonesian volcano led to lousy weather in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal