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Ba⋅li⋅nese

[bah-luh-neez, -nees, bal-uh-] adjective, noun, plural -nese.
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Bali, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Bali.
3. the language of Bali, an Indonesian language of the Austronesian family.

Origin:
1810–20; < D Balinees, equiv. to Bali Bali + -n- connective + -ees -ese
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Ba·li·nese   (bä'lə-nēz', -nēs')   
adj.  Of or relating to Bali or its people, language, or culture.
n.   pl. Balinese
  1. A native or inhabitant of Bali.

  2. The Indonesian language of Bali.


[Dutch Balinees.]
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