Indonesian and Malay

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

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

Nearby Word: Indonesia

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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Indonesian and Malay are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Indonesian" with "Malay", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: Malaysian, Malayan, Malaysia, Malaya

She called herself Mata Hari (translation: "Eye Of Dawn" in Malay language, and one of many names for The Sun) and combined her so-called Indonesian ritual dances with striptease acts.

Source: Useful Notes / Mata Hari
The point is kind of moot since most Malay-ethnic people in Malaysia have some Indonesian ancestry and due to the proximity to western/central Indonesia, it is inevitable that they would share cultures.

Source: Useful Notes / Indonesia

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