bumiputra
Noun
Meaning
English Wikipedia has an article on:bumiputraWikipedia
bumiputra (plural bumiputras)
A citizen of Malaysia having indigenous Malay ancestry.
Examples
Mahathir Mohamad was chosen, an advocate of Bumiputra who also tried to benefit the other ethnic communities.
The majority choose to identify as Malay as long as either parent is Malay, mainly due to the legal definition of Bumiputra.
This is often referred to the Bumiputra policy.