negorij

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay negeri, from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌneː.ɣoːˈrɛi̯/
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  • Hyphenation: ne‧go‧rij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

negorij f (plural negorijen, diminutive negorijtje n)

  1. (historical) a district or community in pre-colonial Indonesia and Malaysia and in the Dutch East Indies
  2. (derogatory) a hamlet (small village somewhere in the sticks)