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barat

Pronunciation: /ˈbarat/

“barat” is a Malay word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. The west (compass point).
  2. Europe and the Americas.
  3. Western Europe and the United States.
  4. The state of Kelantan.

adjective

  1. west (towards the west)
  2. west (western)
  3. west (occidental)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *barat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaRat, from Proto-Austronesian *SabaRat.

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