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mardijker

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Indonesian merdeka (“free”). Compare to Tagalog maharlika (“freeman”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mar‧dij‧ker

Noun

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mardijker m (plural mardijkers, diminutive mardijkertje n)

  1. former European (especially Dutch) slave, who was converted to Christianity. Mostly used in the time of the VOC presence in Indonesia
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