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Etymology edit

Compound of negara (state) +‎ bagian (part), calque of Dutch deelstaat (state, literally part state).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nəˈɡara baˈɡian]

Noun edit

nêgara bagian (plural negara-negara bagian, first-person possessive negara bagianku, second-person possessive negara bagianmu, third-person possessive negara bagiannya)

  1. (government) state: a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy.
    Partai Liberal dan Partai Nasional memiliki aliansi dalam politik negara bagian dan federal.Liberal Party and National Party have an alliance in state and federal politics.

Synonyms edit

  • negeri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

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