kraton

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noun

A Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace.

OriginJavanese ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ →
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Meanings

nounkraton (plural kratons)

plural kratons · alternative keraton

  1. A Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace.

    A Javanese chronicle on tree bark […] has been recently expertly rendered into English summary, and details how complete confusion and chaos unfolded inside the kraton.

    2020, Sujit Sivasandaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 236

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀
  2. Englishkraton

From Javanese ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kraton).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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