No. 689 in Indonesian
dr
"Dr" in Indonesian is an abbreviation for "dokter," meaning "doctor" in English.
In a sentence
Dr. Dewi adalah seorang dokter spesialis.
Dr. Dewi is a specialist doctor.
In this context, 'Dr.' is used as an abbreviation for 'Doctor' as a professional title.
Tugas dikirim melalui email dr sekretaris perusahaan.
The assignment was sent via email from the company secretary.
Here, 'dr' is a shorthand abbreviation for 'dari,' which means 'from' in Indonesian.
Nama penerima tercantum di bagian atas surat, dr Tuan Ahmad.
The name of the recipient is listed at the top of the letter, from Mr. Ahmad.
In this sentence, 'dr' again serves as an abbreviation for 'dari,' indicating the source of the correspondence.
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