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Bali

//ˈbɑːli// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
  2. 2
    A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    "Forty minutes later, we found ourselves seated on boulders on the side of Kuan Yin Shan with a lovely view of the river and the town of Tamsui to the east and the farms and field of Pali to the north."

  3. 3
    An island of Papua New Guinea.
  4. 4
    An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
  5. 5
    Obsolete form of Pali. alt-of, obsolete
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  1. 6
    An island of Indonesia, just east of Java.

    "Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach."

  2. 7
    The Uneapa language spoken on that island.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 八里 (Bālǐ).

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic بَلِي (balī).

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