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basantara

[basanˈtara]

noun

LanguageIndonesian (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. syllabic abbreviation of bahasa perantara
  2. A term formed by combining syllables from the phrase bahasa perantara, which means bridge language or lingua franca.
Examples

Bahasa Indonesia berfungsi sebagai basantara di seluruh kepulauan.

Indonesian functions as a bridge language throughout the archipelago.

Pronunciationbasanˈtara

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a technical linguistic term derived from Indonesian abbreviations.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.