negara bagian

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəˈɡara baˈɡian]

Noun

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

• negeri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “negara bagian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.