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Indonesian
Etymology
From swa- (“self”) + praja (“city, town”, literally “realm; court”), calque of Dutch zelfbestuur. First attested in the Federal Constitution of 1949.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: swa‧pra‧ja
Noun
swapraja (first-person possessive swaprajaku, second-person possessive swaprajamu, third-person possessive swaprajanya)
- (historical, government) autonomous area.
- Synonyms: swatantra, otonom
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