English Explanatory Dictionary

romusha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A forced laborer, especially those made to work in the Dutch East Indies under Japanese occupation during the Second World War.

Word forms

romusha romushas rōmusha

Etymology

From Japanese 労務者 (rōmusha, “laborer; forced laborer”). Compare Indonesian romusa.

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