federasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch federatie (“federation”). Cognate to Afrikaans federasie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛdəˈrasi]
• Hyphenation: fè‧dê‧ra‧si

Noun

fèdêrasi (plural federasi-federasi)

1. (government, politics) federacy: a form of government where one or several substate units enjoy considerably more independence than the majority
2. federation,
   1. (government, politics) array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members

      Synonym: persatuan

   2. any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies

      Synonym: persekutuan

Related terms

• federal
• federalis
• federalisme
• federalistis

Descendants

• → Malay: federasi

Further reading

• “federasi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• federasi on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

Malay

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Dutch federatie via Indonesian replacing federesyen following the transnational spelling reform of 1972.

Noun

federasi (Jawi spelling فيدراسي, plural federasi-federasi or federasi²)

1. (government, politics) federation; federacy

   Synonyms: persekutuan, federesyen