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Ambonese

Ambonese proper noun: a Malay-based Creole language used for trade by some 250,000 speakers principally in Indonesia (central Maluku, Ambon).

Proper noun

Ambonese

  1. A Malay-based Creole language used for trade by some 250,000 speakers principally in Indonesia (central Maluku, Ambon).
    Synonyms:
    Ambonese Malay, Ambong, Malayu Ambon

Adjective

Ambonese (comparative more Ambonese, superlative most Ambonese)

  1. Of or relating to Ambon Island in Indonesia.

Noun

Ambonese pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The natives or inhabitants of Ambon Island in Indonesia.

Synonyms of Ambonese

Forms of Ambonese

comparativemore Ambonese
superlativemost Ambonese

Origin of Ambonese

From Ambon + -ese.

Phrases with Ambonese

Questions about Ambonese

What does Ambonese mean?
Ambonese means a Malay-based Creole language used for trade by some 250,000 speakers principally in Indonesia (central Maluku, Ambon).
What part of speech is Ambonese?
Ambonese can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.

Words near Ambonese in the dictionary

  1. amboina
  2. amboinas
  3. Amboise
  4. ambon
  5. ambones
  6. Ambonese
  7. Ambonese Malay
  8. ambonite
  9. ambonites
  10. ambonoclast
  11. ambonoclasts

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