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social distance in Malay

penjarakan sosial

social distance in Malay: penjarakan sosial. In English, social distance means the distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.

Malay words for social distance

distance between social groups
penjarakan sosial

English meaning of social distance

  1. noun The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.
  2. noun An appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics.
  3. verb To maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.

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Questions about social distance in Malay

What is the meaning of social distance in Malay?
Social distance in Malay is penjarakan sosial.
Apakah maksud social distance dalam bahasa Melayu?
Social distance: penjarakan sosial.
What does social distance mean in English?
Social distance means the distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: social distance (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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