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Definition of rakyat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rakyat

noun
 
/ˈrɑːkjɑːt/
 
/ˈrɑːkjɑːt/
 
South-East Asian English [ˈrakjat]
 [plural] (South-East Asian English)
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  1. ordinary people
    • The government should help the rakyat to get affordable homes.
    Word OriginMalay, from Arabic ra‘īyya, ‘herd at pasture, subjects of a shepherd or king’.
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