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bule

[ boo-ley ]

noun

, plural bu·les.
  1. (in Indonesia) a person who is not Indonesian, especially a white person.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bule1

First recorded in 2000–05; from Indonesian
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Example Sentences

Miss Bule, whom I judge to have attained the ripe age of eight or nine, took the lead in society.

Bul′bule, a little bulb: a young bulb which grows from an old one; Bul′bus, a bulb.

The population is divided into two clans—the Bule and the Tabi.

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