Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/August 31

Word of the day
for August 31
kampung n
  1. (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional village.
  2. (Singapore) A district or suburb where a former village once stood.

Today is Hari Merdeka or the Independence Day of Malaysia. It commemorates the date in 1957 when Malaysia became independent of the British Empire.

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