Toraja

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noun

A member of an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Meanings

nounToraja (plural Torajas or Toraja)

plural Torajas

  1. A member of an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Origin

  1. Buginese[Term?]“upland people”
  2. EnglishToraja

From Buginese [Term?] (“upland people”).

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APA

Toraja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toraja

MLA

“Toraja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toraja. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Toraja,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toraja.

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