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berita negara

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Etymology

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Compound of berita (news) +‎ negara (state), calque of Dutch staatscourant (literally state + newspaper).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈrita nəˈɡara]

Noun

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berita negara (uncountable)

  1. (law, government) official gazette.

Usage notes

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As in the Netherlands, berita negara is used for official announcements other than law. Law announcements is published in lembaran negara, which is derived from Dutch staatsblad. In the Japanese occupation, the official publication was called berita pemerintah, which was derived from Japanese 官報(かんぽう) (kanpō, official government gazette).

The synonym is warta kerajaan in Standard Malay (Brunei and Malaysia).

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