bali
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
Definition of bali
7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
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name
- 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.”
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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.”
- An island of Papua New Guinea.
- The Uneapa language spoken on that island.
- An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
- (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of Pali.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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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