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Indonesian

noun In·do·ne·sian \ ˌin-də-ˈnē-zhən , -shən \

Definition of Indonesian

1 : a native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago
2 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
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Indonesian

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First Known Use of indonesian

1850

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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