Bahasa Indonesia and Malay

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahasa Indonesia noun - The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
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Synonyms for Bahasa Indonesia

Malay and Bahasa Indonesia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malay" instead a noun phrase "Bahasa Indonesia".

Malay

Malay noun - A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
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Synonyms for Malay

Bahasa Indonesia and Malay are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Bahasa Indonesia" with "Malay", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: Malaysian, Malayan, Malaysia, Malaya

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  • Useful Notes / Mata Hari She did have Hidden Depths though: she spoke five languages: Dutch, German, French, English and Malay (Bahasa Indonesia wasn't invented yet).
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Malay and Bahasa Indonesia. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bahasa_indonesia/malay
Bahasa Indonesia & Malay. N.p., 2017. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bahasa_indonesia/malay>.
Malay or Bahasa Indonesia. 2017. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bahasa_indonesia/malay.


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