Achinese

American  

[ah-chuh-neez, -nees, ach-uh-] / ˌɑ tʃəˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌætʃ ə- /

noun

plural

Achinese

1. Acehnese.

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Example Sentences

The Achinese placed such confidence in the Englishmen, that they would do nothing which Dampier and Mr Hall did not approve of.

From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by Kingston, William Henry Giles

General van Hentsz carried on a successful campaign in 1898 seq., but in 1901, the principal Achinese chiefs on the north coast having surrendered, the pretender-sultan fled to the Gajoes, a neighbouring inland people.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

And first it is proper to distinguish the empire of Menangkabau and the Malays; in the next place the Achinese; then the Battas; the Rejangs; and next to them the people of Lampong.*

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

With the Arab traders and settlers came the Koran, and the Achinese people have been not over-zealous followers of the Prophet since the close of the twelfth century.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The unconquerable independence of the Achinese, fiercely resenting the sovereignty of Holland, proves an insoluble problem to the Dutch methods of subjugation.

From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily