Minahasa

noun

Mi·​na·​hasa

ˌmēnəˈhäsə

variants or Minahassan

-sən

plural Minahasa or Minahassans

1

: an Indonesian people inhabiting the Minahasa Peninsula of northeast Sulawesi

2

: a member of the Minahasa people

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