Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A semiautonomous region and former sultanate of northwest Sumatra, Indonesia. The first part of Indonesia to convert to Islam (c. 13th century), Aceh was the site of a secessionist insurgency from the 1970s until the signing of a peace agreement with the national government in 2005. In 2004, Aceh was devastated by a severe tsunami that killed over 100,000 people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A special territory (
province ) ofIndonesia , located on the northern tip of the island ofSumatra . - proper noun The
Acehnese language.
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BANDA ACEH -- Over a hundred Buddhists on Sunday prayed and lit joss sticks in Indonesia's Aceh province to mourn the victims of the deadly
WN.com - Articles related to India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists 2009
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BANDA ACEH -- Over a hundred Buddhists on Sunday prayed and lit joss sticks in Indonesia's Aceh province to mourn the victims of the deadly
WN.com - Articles related to India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists 2009
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BANDA ACEH -- Over a hundred Buddhists on Sunday prayed and lit joss sticks in Indonesia's Aceh province to mourn the victims of the deadly
WN.com - Articles related to India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists 2009
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BANDA ACEH -- Over a hundred Buddhists on Sunday prayed and lit joss sticks in Indonesia's Aceh province to mourn the victims of the deadly
WN.com - Articles related to India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists 2009
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) - Political parties in Indonesia's Aceh province pledged peace on Friday for the first national elections since government and rebel forces signed a deal to end decades of war.
TODAYonline 2008
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) - A plan to test election candidates in Indonesia's Aceh province for their knowledge of the Quran will go ahead despite objections from national parties.
TODAYonline 2008
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Aceh is an autonomous province of Indonesia which enforces the Sharia law.
Global Voices in English » Aceh, Indonesia: Adulterers will be stoned to death 2009
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These throw backs from the 17th century, in Aceh, are wrong.
Global Voices in English » Aceh, Indonesia: Adulterers will be stoned to death 2009
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Sept. 27 - Oct. 1 Agence France Presse/Getty Images An Indonesian vendor is caned Friday in Aceh for violating sharia, or strict Islamic law, by selling food during the fasting time of Ramadan.
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Very often you need, like in Aceh, even if the UN was not involved, Secretary-General Kofi Annan helped me making phone calls when I had difficult times, and he was extremely helpful in that.
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