negorij

Dutch

Alternative forms

• negerij

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌneː.ɣoːˈrɛi/, [neːɣoːˈrɛi]

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• Hyphenation: ne‧go‧rij
• Rhymes: -ɛi

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).