Indonesian

From Indonesia +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndəˈniːʒən/

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• Rhymes: -iːʒən

Indonesian (comparative more Indonesian, superlative most Indonesian)

1. Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.
   • 2025 July 31, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “‘Everyone I know in the US who has a conscience wants to leave’: Why this American woman relocated to Bali”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The 71-year-old American, who relocated to the Indonesian destination in 2022, is a regular fixture on the sands of Sanur, which extends along the southeastern coastline of the tropical destination, known as the “Island of the Gods.”

Indonesian (countable and uncountable, plural Indonesians)

1. (countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia.
   • 2024 February 11, Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, “How Indonesia’s future is in the hands of young voters, in 5 charts”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The main concerns for young Indonesians are quality of life, corruption, institutional integrity and the environment, including air pollution, said Abigail Limuria, co-founder of Bijak Memilih, an independent, youth-led movement providing information on political parties, issues and candidates to voters.

3. (uncountable) The common language spoken in Indonesia.

• (language) Bahasa Indonesia

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Indonesian terms
• Appendix:Indonesian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Indonesian

• ISO 639-1 code id, ISO 639-3 code ind (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Indonesian, ind ⁠
• “Indonesian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Indonesian

1. genitive singular of Indonesia