Peranakan

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UK/pəɹanəˈkan/UK/pəɹanəˈkɑːn/US/pəɹænəˈkæn/Singapore/pəˈɹɑːnəkɑːn/

noun

A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand).

Similar
Nanyang
OriginMalay peranakan →
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Meanings

nounPeranakan (plural Peranakans or Peranakan)

plural Peranakans

  1. IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporeA descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand).

    Synonyms: Nanyang

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand).

Similar
Nanyang
Also see
nanyang

Origin

  1. Malayperanakan
  2. EnglishPeranakan

Unadapted borrowing from Malay peranakan.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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