Kosong
/[ˈk˭osɔŋ]/ adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not having additional ingredients, such as milk or sugar; plain. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable, postpositional
"Kopi O Kosong"
Proper Noun
- 1 A county of Kangwon Province, North Korea.
"An American "SR-71" high-speed and high-altitude reconnaissance plane intruded 33 miles within the military security line east of Kosong County of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yesterday for espionage and hostile acts, according to KCNA."
Example
More examples"An American "SR-71" high-speed and high-altitude reconnaissance plane intruded 33 miles within the military security line east of Kosong County of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yesterday for espionage and hostile acts, according to KCNA."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Malay kosong (“zero, empty”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Korean 고성(高城) (Goseong).
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