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noun
A benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: association
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hokkien 公司 (kong-si, “company”). See also Hokkien 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe / kong-pan-gê), English British East India Company, Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
