negara bagian

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of negara (“state”) +‎ bagian (“part”), calque of Dutch deelstaat (“state”, literally “part state”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nəˈɡara baˈɡian] === Noun === nêgara bagian (plural negara-negara bagian) (government) state: a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy Partai Liberal dan Partai Nasional memiliki aliansi dalam politik negara bagian dan federal. ― Liberal Party and National Party have an alliance in state and federal politics. ==== Synonyms ==== negeri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) === Further reading === “negara bagian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016