"gotong-royong" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gotong-royongs [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay gotong royong. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ms|gotong royong}} Unadapted borrowing from Malay gotong royong Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gotong-royong (countable and uncountable, plural gotong-royongs)
  1. (uncountable, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal. Tags: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable Categories (place): Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-gotong-royong-en-noun-EuWo~Lha Disambiguation of Brunei: 43 57 Disambiguation of Indonesia: 43 57 Disambiguation of Malaysia: 45 55 Disambiguation of Singapore: 45 55 Categories (other): Indonesian English, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (countable, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) An event where people clean up a place, such as sweeping and removing rubbish. Tags: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, countable Categories (place): Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-gotong-royong-en-noun-y19iXFYX Disambiguation of Brunei: 43 57 Disambiguation of Indonesia: 43 57 Disambiguation of Malaysia: 45 55 Disambiguation of Singapore: 45 55 Categories (other): Indonesian English, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Inflected forms

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