Bali
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- //ˈbɑːli//
A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
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A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
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An island of Indonesia, just east of Java.
Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.
Etymology
Borrowed from Balinese Bali, possibly from Sanskrit बलि-द्वीप (bali-dvīpa, “island of offerings”) or Sanskrit वली-द्वीप (valī-dvīpa, “island of waves”). Or from Sanskrit वली (valī) or Sanskrit वलि (vali) and from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa). Cf. Java.
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A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Forty minutes later, we found ourselves seated on boulders on the side of Kuan Yin Shan with a lovely view of the river and the town of Tamsui to the east and the farms and field of Pali to the north.
He roused Max from his Taipei hotel suite to tell him the change in plans and to meet the Oregon at the Bali District piers the following day.
New Taipei City’s Bali District (八里, across the river from Tamsui) isn’t a place that immediately springs to mind for tourist attractions.
Etymology
From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 八里 (Bālǐ).
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An island of Papua New Guinea.
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The Uneapa language spoken on that island.
Etymology
Borrowed from Uneapa bali (“to not be”).
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An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَلِي (balī).
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Variant of PaliobsoleteObsolete form of Pali.
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