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kraton

kraton noun: a Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace.

Noun

kraton (plural kratons)

  1. A Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace.
    • A Javanese chronicle on tree bark […] has been recently expertly rendered into English summary, and details how complete confusion and chaos unfolded inside the kraton.2020, Sujit Sivasandaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 236

Forms of kraton

pluralkratons
alternative formkeraton

Origin of kraton

From Javanese ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kraton).

Questions about kraton

What does kraton mean?
Kraton means a Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace.
What part of speech is kraton?
Kraton is a noun.
What is the plural of kraton?
The plural of kraton is kratons.

Words near kraton in the dictionary

  1. kratocratic
  2. kratogen
  3. kratogens
  4. kratom
  5. kratoms
  6. kraton
  7. kratons
  8. Kratos
  9. Kratovo
  10. Kratsmach
  11. Kratt

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