Balinese Definition

bälə-nēz, -nēs
adjective
Of or relating to Bali or its people, language, or culture.
American Heritage
Of Bali or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Of, or relating to Bali, or its inhabitants, language etc.
Wiktionary
noun
A person born or living on Bali.
Webster's New World
A person of Balinese ancestry.
American Heritage
The Western Austronesian language spoken on Bali.
Webster's New World
The Indonesian language of Bali.
American Heritage
Any of a breed of long-haired domestic cat, developed from the Siamese, with blue, almond-shaped eyes and a light-colored coat shading to a darker color at the face, ears, feet, and tail.
Webster's New World

Origin of Balinese

  • From Bali +‎ -ese

    From Wiktionary

  • Dutch Balinees

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Balinese Sentence Examples

  • A general decline in culture is manifest in the Balinese.

  • In July 1894 a Dutch expedition landed at Ampanam, and advanced towards Mataram, the capital of the Balinese sultan, who had defied Dutch authority and refused to send the usual delegation to Batavia.

  • The objects of that expedition were to punish Mataram and to redress the grievances of the Sasaks whom the Balinese held in cruel subjection.

  • The old sultan of Mataram was captured, and he and other Balinese chiefs were exiled to different parts of the Malay Archipelago, whilst the sultan's heir fell at the hands of his warriors.

  • Disturbances between the Sasaks and the Lombok Balinese frequently occur.

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Words Starting With

BBABAL

Words Ending With

ESEESE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

Starts With B & Ends With EStarts With BA & Ends With EStarts With B & Ends With SE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With B8 Letter Words Ending With E