Konfrontasi

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proper noun

the armed conflict fought between Indonesia and British-backed Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) from 1963 to 1969 in response to the British allies formation of Federation of Malaysia (conclusion of British Malaya, British Sarawak, British North Borneo, and British Singapore)

OriginDutch confrontatie →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporehistoricalthe armed conflict fought between Indonesia and British-backed Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) from 1963 to 1969 in response to the British allies formation of Federation of Malaysia (conclusion of British Malaya, British Sarawak, British North Borneo, and British Singapore)

Origin

  1. Dutchconfrontatie
  2. EnglishKonfrontasi

Unadapted borrowing from Indonesian konfrontasi, from Dutch confrontatie.

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Cite this entry
APA

Konfrontasi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konfrontasi

MLA

“Konfrontasi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konfrontasi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Konfrontasi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konfrontasi.

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