Definition of koepanger in English:

koepanger

nounˈkuːpaŋə

Australian historical

A person recruited from or through Kupang in West Timor to work in the pearling industry.
forward of the hold was the small fo'c'sle where the koepangers slept
Example sentencesExamples
- Those at the bottom, especially the Malays, Koepangers and Filipinos, mixed more freely.
- Before the war we used to talk the Koepangers ' language on the boat.
- But steadily the stockpile on the beach began to grow and the two Koepangers hired as crew were kept busy.
- The 2,000 coloured persons included nearly a hundred Koepangers and more than 800 Chinese.
- That year, a riot broke out between the Japanese divers and the poorly paid koepangers who tended to comprise the crew.
- "Something has miscarried, Puppa," murmured the koepanger uneasily.
- From there I watched luggers coming in on the tide and dinghies bringing in piles of shell, with a Koepanger paddling in the stern.
- Of non-Europeans in Darwin, Koepangers were single men from Southeast Asia indentured to work on Japanese pearling boats off the coast of Darwin.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Dutch Koepang 'Kupang'.

词汇	koepanger
释义	Definition of koepanger in English: koepanger nounˈkuːpaŋə Australian historical A person recruited from or through Kupang in West Timor to work in the pearling industry. forward of the hold was the small fo'c'sle where the koepangers slept Example sentencesExamples Those at the bottom, especially the Malays, Koepangers and Filipinos, mixed more freely. Before the war we used to talk the Koepangers ' language on the boat. But steadily the stockpile on the beach began to grow and the two Koepangers hired as crew were kept busy. The 2,000 coloured persons included nearly a hundred Koepangers and more than 800 Chinese. That year, a riot broke out between the Japanese divers and the poorly paid koepangers who tended to comprise the crew. "Something has miscarried, Puppa," murmured the koepanger uneasily. From there I watched luggers coming in on the tide and dinghies bringing in piles of shell, with a Koepanger paddling in the stern. Of non-Europeans in Darwin, Koepangers were single men from Southeast Asia indentured to work on Japanese pearling boats off the coast of Darwin. Origin Early 20th century: from Dutch Koepang 'Kupang'.
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