Sulawesi

Sulawesi

English

Proper noun

Sulawesi

1. The world's eleventh-largest island, a part of Indonesia.

Synonyms

• Celebes (former name)

Translations

island

Arabic: سُولَاوَسِي‎ m (sulawasī) Chinese: Mandarin: 蘇拉威西／苏拉威西 (zh) (Sūlāwēixī) French: Sulawesi (fr) m Georgian: სულავესი (sulavesi) German: Sulawesi n Indonesian: Sulawesi (id) Irish: An tSulaivéis f Japanese: スラウェシ島 (Suraweshi-tō) Javanese: Sulawesi Korean: 술라웨시 (Sullawesi), 술라웨시 섬 (Sullawesi seom) Malay: Sulawesi Portuguese: Sulawesi f, Celebes f pl Russian: Сулаве́си (ru) m (Sulavési) Spanish: Célebes (es), Sulawesi Thai: สุลาเวสี (sulawesi)

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Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsu.laːˈʋeː.si/

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• Hyphenation: Su‧la‧we‧si
• Rhymes: -eːsi

Proper noun

Sulawesi n

1. Sulawesi

Synonyms

• Celebes (historical)

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sulaˈwesi]
• Hyphenation: Su‧la‧we‧si

Proper noun

Sulawesi

1. (geography) An island in Indonesia.

Compounds

• Sulawesi Barat
• Sulawesi Tengah
• Sulawesi Tenggara
• Sulawesi Utara

 

Descendants

• → English: Sulawesi
• → Dutch: Sulawesi

Further reading

• “Sulawesi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Sulawesi f

1. Sulawesi, Celebes (an island in Greater Sunda, Indonesia)

   Synonym: Celebes

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Spanish

Proper noun

Sulawesi ?

1. Sulawesi