| independent | adj 1. self-governing, merdeka: Malaya became ~ in 1957, Malaya merdeka pd tahun 1957; 2. not associated (with each other) berasingan: the two ~ studies came to almost the same conclusion, kedua-dua kajian yg berasingan itu mencapai kesimpulan yg hampir sama; ~ research projects, projek penyelidikan yg berasingan; 3. done, conducted or given fairly and without bias, bebas: an ~ investigation, siasatan bebas; to get an ~ opinion, mendapatkan buah fikiran yg bebas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| off | 4. near, /berhampiran, hampir, berdekatan, dekat/ dgn; (when distance is specified) dari: the street is ~ the Merdeka Square, jalan itu berhampiran dgn Dataran Merdeka; an island ~ the coast of Africa, pulau yg berhampiran dgn pantai Afrika; the ship is seven miles ~ Port Klang, kapal itu berlabuh tujuh batu dari Pelabuhan Klang; 5. away from (subject, topic of discussion) dari; (work) bercuti: the speaker kept wandering ~ the subject, penceramah itu sering terkeluar dari tajuk; I plan to take a week ~ work, saya bercadang utk bercuti selama seminggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| free-born | adj lahir /merdeka, bebas/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| freeman | n non-slave,orang /merdeka, bebas/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emergent | adj coming into being or notice, baru /muncul, berkembang/; (of nations) baru /muncul, merdeka/: an ~ political structure, struktur politik yg baru berkembang; the ~ countries of Africa, negara-negara Afrika yg baru muncul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| territorial | adj of land, wilayah: ~ possessions which are now independent, pemilikan wilayah-wilayah yg kini merdeka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| statesman | n negarawan: a ~ who steered the country through the difficulties of newly-won independence, negarawan yg mengemudikan negara yg baru merdeka mengharungi kesukaran-kesukaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nation | n 1. politically organized community of people, negara: the newly independent ~s, negara-negara yg baru merdeka; a member ~ of the Commonwealth, negara ahli Komanwel; the Prime Minister addressed the whole ~ on National Day, Perdana Menteri berucap kpd seluruh negara pd Hari Kebangsaan; most favoured ~, negara keutamaan; 2. large group of people of the same race and language, bangsa: the Palestinian ~, bangsa Palestin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pride | n 1. a feeling of honour, harga diri: his ~ would not allow him to give up, kerana mempunyai harga diri, dia tdk akan berputus asa; 2. arrogant bearing, conceit, keangkuhan, angkuh: a man full of ~ who looks down on others, orang yg angkuh yg memandang rendah thdp orang lain; 3. person, thing to be proud of, kebanggaan: he is the ~ of his family, dia merupakan kebanggaan keluarganya; Dataran Merdeka, the ~ of Kuala Lumpur, Dataran Merdeka, kebanggaan Kuala Lumpur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corner | cut /(off) a, the/ ~, cut across a corner, mengambil jalan pintas; cut ~s, a. take the simplest way, mengambil (jalan) mudah: if you cut ~s your work will not be satisfactory, kalau kamu mengambil mudah, hasil kerja kamu tdk akan memuaskan; b. reduce expenses, mengurangkan kos: to cut ~s on labour, mengurangkan kos buruh; /drive, force/ so. into a ~, (fig.) membuat sso tersepit: in the debate he was able to drive his opponent into a ~, dlm perdebatan itu dia dapat membuat lawannya tersepit; just (a)round the ~, dekat saja; (rel to time) sudah hampir: the bus-stop is just around the ~, perhentian bas itu dekat sahaja; Independence Day is just around the ~, Hari Merdeka sudah hampir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |