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Meaning of Peranakan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pəɹanəˈkan

Definitions

A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand) also known as Nanyang.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Equivalents

Français peranakan Peranakan

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Peranakan Indonesian Perast perastatate Perate perathiepin peratization

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