balei

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Synonyms: bale, bali, baler, bales, balti, baled, balet, baloi, galei, balli, baldi, baley

Antonyms: bale, bali, baler, bales, balti, baled, balet, baloi, galei, balli, baldi, baley

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} a type of [[hall]], [[station]], or large [[building]] for public uses, typically found in present-day [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{quote-book|en|author=E. Presgrave|title=Malayan miscellanies|chapter=Account of a Journey from Manna to pasummah Lebar and the ascent of Gunung Dempo|page=33|passage=The Balei is the public hall; here strangers of quality are received; here the public business is transacted and marriage ceremonies is performed.|year=1822|publisher=Sumatran Mission Press|location=Bencoolen|url=https://www.google.com.my/books/edition/Malayan_miscellanies/vxYIAAAAQAAJ}}</ref>

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