Pronunciations (2)
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/mɜːˈdɛkə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/mɜɹˈdɛkə/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
Chiefly of a nation or people: freedom; independence.
Usage- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Uncountable
- Examples
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More examples (4)
The Indonesian struggle is being watched with intense interest and sympathy by all the subject peoples of Asia who are struggling for national independence. Their battle-cry ‘Merdeka’ which means freedom resounds throughout the length and breadth of Asia.
August 31st, 1957, the day on which the Federation of Malaya will achieve independence within the British Commonwealth, will be a time for rejoicing that Malaya has safely achieved Merdeka by peaceful means; […]
Animating these myriad proclamations of independence were the ideas of merdeka (freedom) and of the formless solidarity of the nation, not the controlling, organized authority of the center.
We had achieved Merdeka, our Independence, in political terms and Malaysia had established its sovereignty. As individuals and as a society we had to achieve complete mental and psychological merdeka too. We had to stand up on our own terms and affirm our character and values.