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Bali.

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɑːli/

  1. A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

  2. An island of Indonesia, just east of Java.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese Bali, possibly from Sanskrit बलि-द्वीप (bali-dvīpa, “island of offerings”) or Sanskrit वली-द्वीप (valī-dvīpa, “island of waves”). Or from Sanskrit वली (valī) or Sanskrit वलि (vali) and from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa). Cf. Java.

name

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 八里 (Bālǐ).

name

  1. An island of Papua New Guinea.

  2. The Uneapa language spoken on that island.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Uneapa bali (“to not be”).

name

  1. An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic بَلِي (balī).

name

  1. Obsolete form of Pali.

    alt-of · obsolete
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