waria

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noun

A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

OriginIndonesian waria →
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Meanings

nounwaria (plural warias)

plural warias

  1. A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

Origin

  1. Indonesianwaria
  2. Englishwaria

Borrowed from Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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