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Indonesiaphobia en · NOUN

Etymology

From Indonesia + -phobia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The fear or hatred of Indonesia.
   • At one time there was a phobia – the Indonesia-phobia. This began long before the Confrontation. At that time, a word or a phrase borrowed from Bahasa Indonesia was not acceptable because it was Indonesian and not Malay. 1975, Asmah Haji Omar, “Interplay of Structural and Sociocultural Factors in the Development of the Malay Language”, in Essays on Malaysian Linguistics, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →OCLC, page 43:
   • Only a few Indonesian nationals remained in Brunei after the war. The majority—most of them Javanese labourers brought in during the Japanese period of occupation—were repatriated by the British at the end of the war. The few Indonesians left behind worked for the oil company. Even so, an Indonesia-phobia gripped the British, especially in relation to the lucrative oil industry. 1995, B. A. Hussainmiya, “The Genesis of Brunei Nationalism” (chapter 4), in Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III and Britain: The Making of Brunei Darussalam, Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 99:
   • Since you brought-up the case let me give you some small advise. Is not Indonesian people who suffered from some sort of Australiaphobia but is the other way around. It is the Australians people who suffered from Indonesiaphobia. 2000 May 2, PetRus_Barus, “Re: Indonesians miss chance to beg forgiveness”, in alt.culture.indonesia (Usenet):
   • The Australian Minister for External Affairs (Sir Garfield Barwick) was suffering from “Indonesiaphobia,” the English-language daily “Djakarta Mail” said today. ¶ In a strongly worded editorial the newspaper said Sir Garfield’s recent threats to Indonesia should have been made through diplomatic channels and not shouted in public. ¶ “But then, Sir Garfield is known to be suffering from Indonesiaphobia,” the newspaper said. 1964 March 18, “Djakarta Press: Sir Garfield Has Phobia”, in The Age, volume 110, number 33,965, Melbourne, Vic., page 4:

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Relateds

Indonesiaphilia · Indonesiaphile · Indonesiaphobic