negara maju

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of negara (“country”) +‎ maju (“advanced, forward”), inherited from Malay negara maju, calque from Japanese 先進国(せんしんこく) (senshinkoku, “developed country”, literally “advanced country”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nə.ˈɡa.ra ˈma.d͡ʒu/ === Noun === negara maju (plural negara-negara maju) (economics, geography) developed country: a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations Antonym: negara berkembang === Further reading === “negara maju”, 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