"Wisma Putra" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Malay Wisma Putra (literally “Building of the Prince”), which was the former location of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters building. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|Wisma Putra|lit=Building of the Prince}} Malay Wisma Putra (literally “Building of the Prince”) Head templates: {{en-prop|nolink=1}} Wisma Putra
  1. (Malaysia, informal, colloquial, metonymic) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia). Tags: Malaysia, colloquial, informal, metonymically

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: /ˌwisma ˈputra/ (note: Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [ˌwis.ma ˈpu.t̪ra] (note: Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard)
Etymology: Named after the location of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters building, currently in Putrajaya. The original location in Kuala Lumpur was named after Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, since the Ministry stood on the site of the official residence of the Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya. Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|head=Wisma Putra}} Wisma Putra
  1. (informal, colloquial, slang, metonymic) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia). Tags: colloquial, informal, metonymically, slang
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