Meanings
proper noun
- The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- MakasarMangkasaraʼ
- MalayMengkasar
- PortugueseMacáçar
- DutchMakassar
- EnglishMakassar
From Dutch Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Malay Mengkasar, from Makasar Mangkasaraʼ.
More words from Dutch, Portuguese, Malay
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 望加錫 /望加锡
- 望加錫 /望加锡 (mong⁶ gaa¹ sek³)city in Indonesia
Chinese Mandarin 望加錫 /望加锡, 錫江 /锡江
- 望加錫 /望加锡 (Wàngjiāxī)city in Indonesia
- 錫江 /锡江 (xījiāng)city in Indonesia
Czech Makasar
- Makasarcity in Indonesia
French Macassar
- Macassarcity in Indonesia
German Makassar
- Makassarcity in Indonesia
Greek Μακασάρ
- Μακασάρ (Makasár)city in Indonesia
Indonesian Makassar
- Makassarcity in Indonesia
Japanese マカッサル
- マカッサル (Makassaru)city in Indonesia
Korean 마카사르
- 마카사르 (Makasareu)city in Indonesia
Lithuanian Makasaras
- Makasarascity in Indonesia
Malay Makassar
- Makassarcity in Indonesia
Polish Makasar
- Makasarcity in Indonesia
Portuguese Macassar, Macáçar
- Macassarcity in Indonesia
- Macáçarcity in Indonesia
- Macaçarcity in Indonesia
Russian Макаса́р
- Макаса́р (Makasár)city in Indonesia
Spanish Macasar, Macázar
- Macasarcity in Indonesia
- Macázarcity in Indonesia
Tamil மக்காசார்
- மக்காசார் (makkācār)city in Indonesia
Thai มากัซซาร์
- มากัซซาร์ (maa gàt-saa)city in Indonesia
Ukrainian Макасар
- Макасар (Makasar)city in Indonesia
Cite this entry
APA
Makassar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makassar
MLA
“Makassar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makassar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Makassar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makassar.
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