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noun
The official name of the official language of Indonesia, otherwise known as Indonesian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Indonesian, Bahasa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Malay
Narrower terms: Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese
History
Borrowed from Indonesian bahasa Indonesia, from bahasa + Indonesia, with Indonesian bahasa from Malay bahasa.
