Madurese

[ mad-oo-reez, -rees ]

noun

1. a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
2. the Austronesian language spoken by the Madurese.

Example Sentences

But the palm-oil companies, Gelambong said, were much stronger than the Madurese.

From New York Times

Subro, a Madurese member of Nahdlatul Ulama, a huge and moderate Muslim civic group, fled pogroms elsewhere in West Kalimantan in 1999.

From Economist

He now lives with his family on the edge of Pontianak, in an area where many displaced Madurese were resettled.

From Economist

“As Madurese, we are worried because there were bad days before,” he says.

From Economist

Madi, the, 78 Madurese, the, 224 Mafflian industry, the, 10, 14 Mafulu, the, 158 Magars, the, 170 n.

From Project Gutenberg