negara bagian
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of negara (“state”) + bagian (“part”), calque of Dutch deelstaat (“state”, literally “part state”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəˈɡara baˈɡian]
Noun
nêgara bagian (plural negara-negara bagian, first-person possessive negara bagianku, second-person possessive negara bagianmu, third-person possessive negara bagiannya)
- (government) state: a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy.
- Partai Liberal dan Partai Nasional memiliki aliansi dalam politik negara bagian dan federal. ― Liberal Party and National Party have an alliance in state and federal politics.
Synonyms
- negeri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “negara bagian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.