Nusantara

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From Indonesian Nusantara, from Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Nusantara

1. An archipelago in Southeast Asia: Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
2. A country in Southeast Asia: Endonym for the Republic of Indonesia, including everything contained within it (i.e., covering the regions, people, cultures, languages, etc.).

   Deutschland is the endonym of Germany, Nihon is the endonym of Japan, meanwhile Nusantara is the endonym of Indonesia.

3. The planned capital city of Indonesia in East Kalimantan, on Borneo

   The de jure capital city of Indonesia is Nusantara, located in the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.

4. (historical, archaic) A region of Southeast Asia. The conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia (main) and several Southeast Asian countries.

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ᬦᬹᬲᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬭ.

From Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

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1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands
2. a museum in the Netherlands dedicated specifically to art and cultural objects from Indonesia

From Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa +‎ antara.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /nusanˈtara/

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: Nu‧san‧ta‧ra

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
2. Nusantara (the planned capital city of Indonesia, in East Kalimantan)

• → English: Nusantara

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)
• Insulinde (“Indonesian Archipelago”)

• “Nusantara” 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.

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ.

Borrowed either from Javanese ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara, “the islands”) or from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa +‎ antara. Attested in a Malay Annals manuscript from 1808.^[1][2]

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
  • Rhymes: -rə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key):
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: Nu‧san‧ta‧ra

Nusantara (Jawi spelling نوسانتارا)

1. (geography) The Malay Archipelago; the islands comprising the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysian Borneo, Papua New Guinea, and the Phillipines.

   Synonym: Kepulauan Melayu

2. (Indonesia, geography) The Indonesian Archipelago; the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or the geographical groups which include its islands.

   Synonym: Kepulauan Indonesia

3. Nusantara (the planned capital city of Indonesia, in East Kalimantan)

• “Nusantara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ᮔᮥᮞᮔ᮪ᮒᮛ

From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)