Definitions
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- proper noun A collective name for several different peoples of North
Sumatra inIndonesia . - proper noun A collective name for several different peoples of the
Philippines . - proper noun The languages either one of these peoples speak.
- proper noun A town in southern
Bulgaria .
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Examples
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Over their afternoon tea the previous day, Jane had explained that one of her more time-consuming duties was “the care and training” of a half-dozen native agents—Batak, Malay, Thai, and Karen—used in OSS intelligence-gathering missions.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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It comes from the Batak ethnic group in northern Sumatra, an island that produces some of Indonesia's most fiery cuisine.
Jakarta's Secretive Restaurant Scene Sara Schonhardt 2011
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Over their afternoon tea the previous day, Jane had explained that one of her more time-consuming duties was “the care and training” of a half-dozen native agents—Batak, Malay, Thai, and Karen—used in OSS intelligence-gathering missions.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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A Batak agent who was presented to Jane shortly after she arrived in Kandy also proved to be a handful.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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A Batak agent who was presented to Jane shortly after she arrived in Kandy also proved to be a handful.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The Toba Batak traditionally believe that they originate from one ancestor "Si Raja Batak", with all Margas, descended from him.
Toba Batak House Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
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Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Toba Batak House Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
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A family tree that defines the father-son relationship among Batak people is called tarombo-wiki
Toba Batak House Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
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This was only the latest attack on the Batak Christians, who have for months been terrorized by radical groups like the Islamic Defenders Front.
Mr. Yudhoyono Speaks 2010
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A gang of assailants stabbed one Batak Christian church leader in Bekasi, West Java, and bludgeoned another with a wooden plank when she tried to help the wounded man.
Mr. Yudhoyono Speaks 2010
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