Madurese

[ mad-oo-reez, -rees ]

/ ˌmæd ʊˈriz, -ˈris /

a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.

the Austronesian language spoken by the Madurese.

Example sentences from the Web for madurese

The cheek-bones are well developed, more particularly with the Madurese.

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The Madurese area, besides the island of Madura and neighbouring isles, includes the eastern part of Java itself.

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The eye is usually set straight in the head in the Javanese and Madurese; among the Sundanese it is often oblique.

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In expressiveness of countenance the Javanese and Madurese are far in advance of the Sundanese.

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The natives consist of the Javanese proper, the Sundanese and the Madurese.

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Madurese

/ (ˌmædjʊəˈriːz) /

of or relating to the Indonesian island of Madura or its inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of Madura