Meaning of bangsa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nation; a group of society that is huge and has a shared civilization, custom, art, language, history, tradition, and identity, and also inhabits an area with clear borders.
2. A race:
3. A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin colour or hair type.
4. A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage; an ethnicity or ethnic group.
   uncommon
5. A type or kind.
6. A gender or sex.
7. High status or prestige.

Equivalents

Examples

“bangsa Norway”

nation of Norway

“Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu”

United Nations

“bangsa Melayu”

Malay race

“bangsa Minangkabau”

Minangkabau ethnicity

“Sesuatu bahasa kehilangan bangsanya hanya apabila tiada lagi penuturnya.”

A language loses its prestige only when it does not have any speakers anymore.

CEFR level