Bali
Syllables: Ba·li/ˈbɑːli/
Bali proper noun: a province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali. Also the obsolete form of Pali.
Proper noun (1)
Bali
- A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
- An island of Indonesia, just east of Java.
- Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.2025 July 31, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “‘Everyone I know in the US who has a conscience wants to leave’: Why this American woman relocated to Bali”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025
Proper noun (2)
Bali
- A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Forty minutes later, we found ourselves seated on boulders on the side of Kuan Yin Shan with a lovely view of the river and the town of Tamsui to the east and the farms and field of Pali to the north.[1981 October 25, Robert Benjamin Kritzer, “This young American finds basic Chinese values still intact in old & new Taiwan”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 42, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
- He roused Max from his Taipei hotel suite to tell him the change in plans and to meet the Oregon at the Bali District piers the following day.2013, Clive Cussler, Mirage (The Oregon Files) (Fiction), New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 350
Proper noun (3)
Bali
- An island of Papua New Guinea.
- The Uneapa language spoken on that island.
Proper noun (4)
Bali
- An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Also used as
Bali is also the obsolete form of Pali.
Bali meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Sanskrit
Bali in Hindi
- island of Indonesia
- बाली bālī
Bali in Tamil
- island of Indonesia
- பாலி pāli
Bali in Marathi
- island of Indonesia
- बाली bālī
Bali in Sanskrit
- island of Indonesia
- वलीद्वीप valīdvīpa, वलिद्वीप validvīpa
More languagesFewer languages
- Bali in Arabic
- بَالِي bālī
- Bali in Malay
- Bali
- Bali in Indonesian
- Bali
- Bali in Thai
- บาหลี baa-lǐi
Forms of Bali
| alternative form | Pa-li |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pali |
Origin of Bali
Borrowed from Balinese Bali, possibly from Sanskrit बलि-द्वीप (bali-dvīpa, “island of offerings”) or Sanskrit वली-द्वीप (valī-dvīpa, “island of waves”). Or from Sanskrit वली (valī) or Sanskrit वलि (vali) and from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa). Cf. Java.
From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 八里 (Bālǐ).
Borrowed from Uneapa bali (“to not be”).
Words formed from Bali
Phrases with Bali
Words that rhyme with Bali
Questions about Bali
- What does Bali mean?
- Bali means a province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
- What is Bali in Hindi?
- Bali in Hindi is बाली (bālī). See Bali meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Bali?
- Bali is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bali?
- Bali is pronounced /ˈbɑːli/.
Words near Bali in the dictionary
Source and license
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