Definition of Balinese in English:

Balinese

adjective

Relating to Bali or its people or language.
‘The area was thickly colonized by bamboo groves, known in Balinese language as tihing; hence the origin of its current name, Tihingan.’
- ‘In 1980 he stayed in Ubud, Bali, with noted Balinese painter, Nyoman Lempad.’
- ‘Whatever the reason, every official and member of society must realize that Bali belongs to every Balinese person.’
- ‘In Bali she founded the Balinese gamelan orchestras Tirta and Irama.’
- ‘The word betutu actually means ‘yellow spice’ in the Balinese language.’
- ‘The Balinese language has a system of politeness levels.’
- ‘I would suspect it was more Bali economy, for the Balinese lifestyle is village-based, deeply spiritual and anything but decadent.’
- ‘You say that your Japanese period came long after you visited Japan but your Balinese period came long before you ever visited Bali.’
- ‘Violence in Balinese society is usually tucked away as an unexamined aspect of discourses of ‘tradition’ and ‘culture.’’
- ‘These efforts have focussed on restoring spiritual balance through ritual purification ceremonies, which reinforce an inherently apolitical Balinese self-image.’
- ‘Symmetrical harmony of structure and individual expression replace the free-flow carving and communal symbolism of traditional Balinese sculpture.’
- ‘With hands and eyes free, you can soak up the delights of the Balinese countryside: the green baize of the paddy fields, the split gate temples, the daily processions.’
- ‘In popular ideas of Balinese identity, the highland people feature as the conceptual counterpart to the royal houses established in the southern lowlands of the island.’
- ‘The skirt cloths and the Balinese textiles have a strong integrative bias, featuring tie and dye skills, the use of natural dyes along with the indigenous batik tradition.’
- ‘Moreover, for over a decade, cartoons have played a pivotal role in shaping the Balinese people's opinion and position on various developments on their island.’
- ‘But then, having stripped down musical composition, he infused it with African and Balinese harmonies, and made it more technologically complex.’
- ‘The hotel itself, with 278 rooms, is a low-lying Balinese inspired building - no building can be higher than a coconut tree, remember?’
- ‘The Balinese checkered cloth symbolizes the balance of good and evil.’
- ‘When I was there I listened to the Balinese / Western fusion on the radio and it was stunning.’
- ‘A Great House and two Balinese annexes - Hi and Lo - offer sumptuous sleeping options for private pirates and their tag-along crew.’

Pronunciation

Balinese

/ˌbäləˈnēz/ /ˌbɑləˈniz/

nounplural noun Balinese

1A native of Bali.
‘The throngs of visitors both native Balinese and foreign guests have come to witness a ritual that has not been performed in Bali in living memory.’
- ‘In general, the Balinese believe that psychic abilities are derived from divine sources, but they also believe that psychic functioning can be developed from meditative practices.’
- ‘Ascher explains how visualizing their calendar as a tika enables the Balinese to solve, in their heads, complicated questions about the occurrence of specific calendar days.’
- ‘It was an impressive venue to the Balinese, as it housed Westerners almost exclusively, and few of them had been as high as the fifth floor, where the experiment was held.’
- ‘They were also deeply impressed by the warmth and the hospitality of the Balinese, and the amazing breadth of artistic expression that pervaded daily life.’
- ‘Can you tell me you love the Balinese as brothers?’
- ‘Bateson and Mead were captivated with the barong and, in collaboration with the Balinese, commissioned new forms of the barong dance.’
- ‘Some 70 percent of the Balinese earn a living from agriculture.’
- ‘For centuries, the Balinese have considered the sea sanctified.’
- ‘To the Balinese, being singled out as particularly talented in the arts would be a source of embarrassment rather than pride.’
- ‘Alternatively, the Balinese may be less likely to press the button, due to demand characteristics.’
- ‘The Balinese follow a distinct brand of Hinduism combined with elements of Buddhism and other ancient beliefs; and that religion plays a large role in everyday life.’
- ‘The Balinese thrive on custom and ritual, and they've crafted elaborate costumes and buildings to support those rituals.’
- ‘There are even Balinese who walk the streets with baskets of bungkus on their heads selling the delicious delights.’
- ‘The bombs failed to destroy the love and unity the Balinese share with people from all nations.’
2The Indonesian language of Bali.
‘The interview has been translated from Balinese.’
- ‘I can speak basic conversational Indonesian and I'm starting to learn Balinese.’
- ‘I told one guy Id like to learn Balinese and he told me it would be necessary to live in the village but not to worry because it is easy.’
- ‘I wasn't quite sure at first how we'd manage, but all resort staff minimally spoke Balinese and English, and I even overheard some staff speaking Japanese.’