tenggerese

tenggerese
\\|teŋgə|rēz, -ēs\ noun (plural tenggerese or tenggereses)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Javanese Tĕnggĕr Tenggerese (from tĕnggĕr high-level land, plateau) + English -ese
1. : an Indonesian people inhabiting the mountain regions of eastern Java
2. : a member of the Tenggerese people

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