Indonesia

(late nineteenth century) Attested circa 1850,[1] composed of Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indian”) +‎ Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”); initially, in competition with Insulinde, of the same meaning, lexically constructed on a Latin basis, or in reference to the East Indies archipelago.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪndə(ʊ)ˈniːʒə/, /-zi.ə/
• (General American) enPR: ĭn'də-nēʹzhə, -dō-, IPA^(key): /ˌɪndəˈniʒə/, /-doʊ-/

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• Rhymes: -iːʒə, -iːziə

Indonesia

1. A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

• (provinces) Aceh, Bali, Bangka-Belitung, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Jambi, Central Java, East Java, West Java, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, Riau, Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, Yogyakarta

• Bahasa Indonesia
• Indonesian

• Appendix:Countries and territories of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

• Edisonian

Indonesia f

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

From Indonesian Indonesia.

Indonesia (Hangul spelling 인도네시아)

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

From English Indonesia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈindone(ː)s(ː)iɑ/, [ˈindo̞ˌne̞(ː)s̠(ː)iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): In‧do‧ne‧si‧a

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Indonesia f

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

• indonesio

From English Indonesia, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus, India”) + νησιά (nēsiá, “islands”).

• IPA^(key): /in.ˈdo.nɛ.sɪ.(j)a/, /-sja/, /-ne-/
• IPA^(key): (colloquial) /-ʃa/, /ɛn-/, /en-/
• Hyphenation: In‧do‧ne‧sia

Unlike other words, the pronunciation of this proper noun are unusually highly variable, leaving a total of 30 pronunciations (2 medial lax–tense × 3 initial high–low × 5 final syllable variations). Forms with /-ʃa/ instead of /-sja/ or /-sɪja/ has expanded into the name of the neighbouring country Malaysia, however, this is sporadic.

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Indonesia

1. Indonesian

• (provinces of Indonesia) provinsi di Indonesia; Aceh, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Utara, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Papua Barat, Papua Pegunungan, Papua Tengah, Papua Selatan, Riau, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatra Barat, Sumatra Selatan, Sumatra Utara ^{(Category: id:Provinces of Indonesia)}

• (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania

• “Indonesia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /in.doˈnɛ.zja/
• Rhymes: -ɛzja
• Hyphenation: In‧do‧nè‧sia

Indonesia f

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

• indonesiano

• disneiano, insediano

From Indus +‎ nēsus +‎ -ia.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.doˈneː.si.a/, [ɪn̪d̪ɔˈneːs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.doˈne.si.a/, [in̪d̪oˈnɛːs̬iä]

Indonēsia f sg (genitive Indonēsiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

From English Indonesia.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /indonesiə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /indonesia/
• Rhymes: -ia, -ja, -a

Indonesia (Jawi spelling ايندونيسيا)

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Indonesia

1. Indonesian

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

• indonesier
• indonesisk

Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

• indonesiar
• indonesisk

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Indonesia

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)

Composed of Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)

• IPA^(key): /indoˈnesja/ [ĩn̪.d̪oˈne.sja]

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• Rhymes: -esja
• Syllabification: In‧do‧ne‧sia

Indonesia f

1. Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)