alun-alun

noun

variants or less commonly aloun-aloun

ˈäˌlüˈnäˌlün

plural -s

: the public square in a Malaysian town usually consisting of a grassplot surrounded by trees

Word History

Etymology

Malay

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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