negorij

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌneː.ɣoːˈrɛi/, [neːɣoːˈrɛi]
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  • Hyphenation: ne‧go‧rij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi

Noun[edit]

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).
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