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
Examples of Indonesian in a Sentence
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The group was established in 2022 by the Indonesian Nature Rehabilitation Initiation Foundation.
—
Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
With no windows, the gloomy, gray building looming four stories above the rice fields in a remote village in Indonesian Borneo resembles nothing more than a prison.
—Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The populations in peninsular Malaysia and Indonesian Borneo are also declining rapidly.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The drumbeat of airborne cataclysms started with the failure of a new flight control software system on 737 Max airliners that caused the Lion Air and Indonesian Airlines crashes, in 2018 and 2019 respectively, tragedies that together claimed 346 lives.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
The rate of poverty was between 10% and 13% across Korean, Malaysian, Laotian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Cambodian groups.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
The report did not identify the pilots, only describing the pilot in command as a 32-year-old Indonesian and the second in command as a 28-year-old Indonesian.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
Nusa Location: Arboretum, 8200 Providence Road, Suite 700 Menu
Cuisine: Indonesian
Instagram: @nusacharlotte
This story was originally published February 27, 2024, 5:00 AM.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
Among these cultures are Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian.
—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
With no windows, the gloomy, gray building looming four stories above the rice fields in a remote village in Indonesian Borneo resembles nothing more than a prison.
—Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The populations in peninsular Malaysia and Indonesian Borneo are also declining rapidly.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The drumbeat of airborne cataclysms started with the failure of a new flight control software system on 737 Max airliners that caused the Lion Air and Indonesian Airlines crashes, in 2018 and 2019 respectively, tragedies that together claimed 346 lives.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
The rate of poverty was between 10% and 13% across Korean, Malaysian, Laotian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Cambodian groups.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
The report did not identify the pilots, only describing the pilot in command as a 32-year-old Indonesian and the second in command as a 28-year-old Indonesian.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
Nusa Location: Arboretum, 8200 Providence Road, Suite 700 Menu
Cuisine: Indonesian
Instagram: @nusacharlotte
This story was originally published February 27, 2024, 5:00 AM.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
Among these cultures are Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian.
—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Indonesian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indonesian. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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