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Bandung

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbændʊŋ/
  • US: /ˈbɑndʊŋ/
  • Singapore: /ˈbɑːndɒŋ/
  • Singapore: /-oŋ/

1

name

Meaning 1

A city, the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The first Asian-African Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

Topics: government, politics

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sweet and cold Malaysian and Singaporean drink made with rose syrup and evaporated milk or condensed milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَانْدُونْج (bāndūnj) — city in Indonesia
  • Arabic: بَانْدُونْج (bandung) — city in Indonesia
  • Armenian: Բանդունգ (Bandung) — city in Indonesia
  • Bulgarian: Банду́нг (Bandúng) — city in Indonesia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬隆 /万隆 (Wànlóng) — city in Indonesia
  • Dutch: Bandung — city in Indonesia
  • Dutch: Bandoeng — city in Indonesia
  • Indonesian: Bandung — city in Indonesia
  • Japanese: バンドン — city in Indonesia
  • Kannada: ಬಾಂಡುಂಗ್ (bāṇḍuṅg) — city in Indonesia
  • Korean: 반둥 (Bandung) — city in Indonesia
  • Malay: Bandung — city in Indonesia
  • Marathi: बांदुंग (bānduṅga) — city in Indonesia
  • Portuguese: Bandung — city in Indonesia
  • Russian: Банду́нг (Bandúng) — city in Indonesia
  • Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ (Bandung) — city in Indonesia
  • Tamil: பாண்டுங் (pāṇṭuṅ) — city in Indonesia
  • Thai: บันดุง — city in Indonesia
  • Turkish: Bandung — city in Indonesia
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