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noun
a type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay.
