Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

gunung

/gunung/Roman

English meaning: Mountain / Volcano

Indonesian Definition

(Bahasa Indonesia)

Elevasi alami yang besar dari permukaan bumi. Indonesia adalah salah satu negara paling aktif secara vulkanik di dunia, terletak di 'Cincin Api' dengan lebih dari 130 gunung berapi aktif.

English Definition

A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface. Indonesia is one of the most volcanically active countries in the world, located on the 'Ring of Fire' with over 130 active volcanoes. Mount Merapi (Java) and Mount Agung (Bali) are among the world's most closely monitored volcanoes. Volcanic eruptions periodically cause disasters but enrich soils.

Example

Indonesia dengan lebih dari 130 gunung berapi aktif adalah negara yang paling banyak memiliki gunung berapi aktif di dunia.

In English: Indonesia with over 130 active volcanoes is the country with the most active volcanoes in the world.

Synonyms

  • gunung berapi
  • pegunungan

Antonyms / Opposites

  • lembah
  • dataran rendah

Literary Heritage

Indonesia tanah airku, tanah tumpah darahku.

Indonesia, my homeland, the land where my blood is shed.

Wage Rudolf Supratman · Composer / Nationalist · 20th century

Indonesia Raya

Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia), national anthem, composed 1924, first performed 1928

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