negara maju

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of negara (“country”) +‎ maju (“advanced, forward”), inherited from Malay negara maju, calque of Japanese 先進国(せんしんこく) (senshinkoku, “developed country”, literally “advanced country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə.ˈɡa.ra ˈma.d͡ʒu/

Noun

negara maju (plural negara-negara maju, first-person possessive negara majuku, second-person possessive negara majumu, third-person possessive negara majunya)

1. (economics, geography) developed country: a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations

   Antonym: negara berkembang

Further reading

• “negara maju” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.