单词 | mukim |
释义 | mukimn. In Malaysia and Indonesia: the smallest administrative district; an area served by its own mosque, usually consisting of or spanning a number of villages. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > in Malaysia mukim1811 1811 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra (ed. 3) 403 The whole kingdom [sc. Acheh] is divided into certain small districts or communities, called mukim, which seem to be equivalent to our parishes. 1824 J. Anderson Polit. & Commerc. Consid. Malayan Peninsula 147 According to the Quedah Regulations, a Mukim is a division of the people, which must consist of not less than forty four [sic] men well qualified to perform the ceremonies of their Religion at a Mesejid, or Mosque. 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. v. 247 The immediate religious care of the inhabitants of the Mukim (or parish) to which the mosque belongs, devolves upon the Imam, Khatib, and Bilal. 1907 F. A. Swettenham Brit. Malaya x. 228 The districts were again sub-divided into Mukim. 1948 Malayan Pict. Observer Dec. 1 In Jimah Mukim of Port Dickson District..lies the Chuah Indian Settlement. 1964 K. G. Tregonning Hist. Mod. Malaya vii. 157 By making administration at local mukim level the responsibility of people trusted in the kampongs, he created a stable State. 2000 Jakarta Post (Electronic ed.) 28 Nov. Primary schools, secondary schools, mukim (an administrative subdivision of territory)—all have sent representatives, both to compete and to cheer their troupes on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811 |
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