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Definition of Indonesian
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Indonesia.
Group relationships: Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic Of Indonesia
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: Sumatran, Papuan, Javan, Javanese
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: Sumatran, Papuan, Javan, Javanese
2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages.
3. Noun. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
Exact synonyms: Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia
Generic synonyms: Malay
Specialized synonyms: Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese
Generic synonyms: Malay
Specialized synonyms: Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese
Definition of Indonesian
1. a. Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.
2. n. A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the