Soerat
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INDONESIAN•1 meaning found
Letter or official written document; correspondence during the Dutch colonial period in the Indies
A tempo doeloe term using Van Ophuijsen spelling 'soerat' referring to official documents, newspapers, or personal correspondence common in colonial administration and Malay press from the 19th to early 20th century.
Soerat dari Batavia soedah tiba kemarin pagi. (Surat dari Batavia sudah tiba kemarin pagi.)
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