Konfrontasi
See also: konfrontasi
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Indonesian konfrontasi, from Dutch confrontatie.
Proper noun
editKonfrontasi
- (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, historical) the armed conflict fought between Indonesia and British-backed Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) from 1963 to 1969 in response to the British allies formation of Federation of Malaysia (conclusion of British Malaya, British Sarawak, British North Borneo, and British Singapore)
Further reading
edit- Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom konfrontasi (“confrontation”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /konfronˈtasi/ [kon.fron̪ˈt̪a.si]
- Rhymes: -asi
- Syllabification: Kon‧fron‧ta‧si
Proper noun
editKonfrontasi
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