Kamus Dewan
Encyclopedia
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language in Malaysia and Brunei.-History:...
. It is the best selling
Bestseller
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Malay dictionary in Malaysia .
This dictionary is useful to students who are studying Malay literature as they provide suitable synonym
Synonym
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s and abbreviation
Abbreviation
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It is also approved for use in the General Certificate of Education
General Certificate of Education
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'N', 'O'
Ordinary Level
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and 'A' Levels Malay language examinations organised in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Editions
As of 2005, there are four editionEdition
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s of this dictionary that have been published. The First Edition was published in 1970, The Second Edition in 1984, The Third Edition in 1994 and 1998 and The Fourth Edition in 2005. Out of the four editions, the most popular one is the Third Edition, which has more than 36,000 entries and around 1566 pages. The Fourth Edition – the newest edition – has over 49,000 entries and 1817 pages.
Other versions of Kamus Dewan
Kamus Dewan is also published in the digital version. The Dewan Eja Pro software which uses Kamus Dewan is commercialised by The Name Technology Sdn. Bhd.There is also an online version of this dictionary which was created by KaryaNet.