Sun·da Islands (s n d , s n-) A group of islands of the western Malay Archipelago between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. The Greater Sunda Islands include Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and Sulawesi; the Lesser Sunda Islands lie east of Java and extend from Bali to Timor. Sumatra and Java are separated by the Sunda Strait, a narrow channel linking the Indian Ocean with the Java Sea. |
Sunda Islands [ˈsʌndə], Soenda Islands
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(Placename) a chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago, consisting of the Greater Sunda Islands (chiefly Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Sulawesi) and Nusa Tenggara (formerly the Lesser Sunda Islands)
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| Noun | 1. |  Sunda Islands - a chain of islands in the western Malay ArchipelagoEast India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia Greater Sunda Islands - a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra Lesser Sunda Islands, Nusa Tenggara - a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor |
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