"puputan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puputans [plural], puputan [plural]
Etymology: From Balinese puputan. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ban|puputan}} Balinese puputan Head templates: {{en-noun|s|puputan}} puputan (plural puputans or puputan)
  1. (now historical) A suicidal march towards an enemy as carried out by the aristocracy or ruling class of a Balinese kingdom. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-puputan-en-noun-QhPtEOlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 27 1 1 34 16

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