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Glossary / Translations

The following are a list of words that are found repeatedly on this site.

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DUTCH:

  • bos = forest :While I never mentioned a forest at all, having this last name made my search (especially for newspaper articles) extremely difficult.

  • bouw = build

  • nieuwe = new

  • ontwerp = design

  • oma = grandmother

  • opa = grandfather

  • oud/oude = old

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INDONESIAN:

  • aloon-aloon = town square

  • besar = big

  • gedung = building

  • jalan = road

  • kembar = twin

  • kopi = coffee

  • kota = city

  • pasar = market

  • resto = restaurant

  • rumah = house

  • tempo doeloe = old time

  • timur = east

  • toko = shop/store

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