sebangsa

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ bangsa

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈbaŋsa/ [səˈbaŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
  • Syllabification: se‧bang‧sa

Adjective

sebangsa (not comparable)

  1. (literal, typically of people) Of or belonging to the same tribe, nation, folk or shared identity.

Preposition

sebangsa

  1. (by extension, colloquial) a type of, kind, sort; like, such as
    Synonyms: bangsa, semacam, sejenis
    Lembu adalah sebangsa binatang menyusuiCattle are a type of mammal
    • 2011 February 22, Aulia Rachma, “I'm not menye-menye anymore :D”, in Rachaulia.com[1] (blog), archived from the original on 17 September 2025:
      Menye-menye itu, mm[sic] [...] sebangsa melankolis berlebihan yang sangat akut [...]
      Being miffy, hmm [...] is like an extremely acute and overwhelming melancholy [...]
    • 2018 May 31, Adwin Mahyudi, “Sekilas Mengenal Makanan Khas Daerah Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung”, in Badan Penghubung Daerah Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung [The Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial Liaison Agency]‎[2], archived from the original on 7 August 2022:
      Di Bangka Belitung, jenis makanan sebangsa kerupuk sangat beragam dan selalu campuran utamanya ikan, cumi-cumi dan udang.
      In Bangka Belitung, the types of food such as of the krupuk sort are very diverse, and always mainly consisting of a mixture of fish, squid and shrimp.

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