Definitions

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  • noun A citizen of Malaysia having indigenous Malay ancestry

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) + पुत्र (putra); via Malay son of the soil

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Examples

  • Though the Malays and other indigenous peoples, together known as bumiputra in Malay, make up about 60% of the population, they have traditionally been poorer than the Chinese and Indian immigrants, who have long dominated the nation's business and trade.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Though the Malays and other indigenous peoples, together known as bumiputra in Malay, make up about 60% of the population, they have traditionally been poorer than the Chinese and Indian immigrants, who have long dominated the nation's business and trade.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Though the Malays and other indigenous peoples, together known as bumiputra in Malay, make up about 60% of the population, they have traditionally been poorer than the Chinese and Indian immigrants, who have long dominated the nation's business and trade.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Though the Malays and other indigenous peoples, together known as bumiputra in Malay, make up about 60% of the population, they have traditionally been poorer than the Chinese and Indian immigrants, who have long dominated the nation's business and trade.

    "MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader 2010

  • The Malay and indigenous groups, collectively known as bumiputra, or sons of the soil, are regarded as economically disadvantaged and have benefited from a range of policies intended to increase their prosperity relative to the ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities, who account for about 34 per cent of the population.

    Planet Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim 2010

  • It is being compared with Malaysia ` s controversial "bumiputra" laws that reserve whole sections of national life for the majority

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • The increasingly militant campaign is showing close parallels with Malaysia's "bumiputra" policies, often criticised as

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • The increasingly militant campaign is showing close parallels with Malaysia's "bumiputra" policies, often criticised as

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Malaysia has long be depending much of the Indonesians in making up their "bumiputra" of today.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • Malaysia has long be depending much of the Indonesians in making up their "bumiputra" of today.

    Search for "anxiety" 2010

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