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Indonesian
[in-duh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn, -zee-uhn, -doh-]
noun
a member of the ethnic group consisting of the natives of Indonesia, the Filipinos, and the Malays of Malaysia.
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.
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.
the westernmost branch of the Austronesian family of languages, including Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Malagasy.
adjective
of or relating to the Malay Archipelago.
of or relating to Indonesia, the Indonesians, or their languages.
Indonesian
/ ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪən /
adjective
of or relating to Indonesia, its people, or their language
noun
a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
another name for Bahasa Indonesia
Other Word Forms
- anti-Indonesian adjective
- pro-Indonesian adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Indonesian1
Example Sentences
Sugiono, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, described the two presidents as friends and said the discussion could have been unrelated to state affairs.
A Cas statement said the FIG argued it had "no prerogatives" in the issuing of entry visas, and the Indonesian government's decision not to grant the visas falls "outside the competence" of the organisation.
The latest incident is part of a growing anger over what many Indonesians perceive to be the impunity of the country's political elite.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities.
In recent years, South East Asian countries have launched recruitment drives for naturalised players, hoping to emulate Indonesia's strategy of recruiting Dutch-born footballers from the Indonesian diaspora.
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