Indonesian
noun
In·do·ne·sian
ˌin-də-ˈnē-zhən 
-shən
1
a
: a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Indonesia
b
: the language based on Malay that is the national language of the Republic of Indonesia
2
: a native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago
Indonesian
adjective
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Medics at the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City had to evacuate patients to the already crowded and underequipped Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Some 51,200 years ago on the ceiling of a limestone cave in the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, art history was made.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 July 2024
So far, Timor nightjars have only been found on Timor island, both Indonesian West Timor and the neighboring country of Timor-Leste, and nearby Wetar island, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Natural History Museum says that currently, only about 1,000 Bornean elephants remain living primarily in the Malaysian State of Sabah, with a small population in the Indonesian State of Kalimantan.
—Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2024
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Some 51,200 years ago on the ceiling of a limestone cave in the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, art history was made.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 July 2024
So far, Timor nightjars have only been found on Timor island, both Indonesian West Timor and the neighboring country of Timor-Leste, and nearby Wetar island, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Natural History Museum says that currently, only about 1,000 Bornean elephants remain living primarily in the Malaysian State of Sabah, with a small population in the Indonesian State of Kalimantan.
—Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2024
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Indonesian
noun
In·do·ne·sian
ˌin-də-ˈnē-zhən
-shən
1
: a person born or living in Indonesia
2
: the language based on Malay that is the national language of Indonesia
Indonesian
adjective
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