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Kangean

Syllables: ka·nge·an/ˈka.ŋe.an/

Kangean adjective: of or pertaining to Kangeans.

Adjective

Kangean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Kangeans.
    Synonyms:
    Kangeanic

Noun

Kangean (plural Kangeans)

  1. An Eastern Javanic person, whose forebears were from the Kangean
  2. An inhabitant of Kangean
  3. A member of an Eastern Javanic-speaking community
  4. A Kangean chicken.

Proper noun

Kangean

  1. An island of East Java, Indonesia.
    Synonyms:
    Kangean Island
  2. An archipelago of East Java, Indonesia consisting of Kangean Island and its surrounding islands.
    Synonyms:
    Kangean Archipelago
  3. (uncountable) An Eastern Javanic language primarily spoken in Kangean Archipelago.
    Synonyms:
    Kangeanic, Kangeanese

Kangean meaning in Indonesian

Kangean in Indonesian

Island in Indonesia
pulau Kangean
Archipelago in Indonesia
Kepulauan Kangean
Language of Indonesia
bahasa Kangean

Synonyms of Kangean

Forms of Kangean

pluralKangeans

Origin of Kangean

Borrowed from Kangean kangean or kangayan.

Words formed from Kangean

Phrases with Kangean

Questions about Kangean

What does Kangean mean?
Kangean means of or pertaining to Kangeans.
What is Kangean in Indonesian?
Kangean in Indonesian is pulau Kangean, Kepulauan Kangean, bahasa Kangean. See Kangean meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Kangean?
Kangean can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kangean?
Kangean is pronounced /ˈka.ŋe.an/.

Words near Kangean in the dictionary

  1. Kangayams
  2. Kangba
  3. Kangbashi
  4. Kangchenjunga
  5. Kangding
  6. Kangean
  7. Kangean chicken
  8. Kangean chickens
  9. Kangeanese
  10. Kangeans
  11. kanged

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