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Sumatra

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Su·ma·tra  (s-mätr)
An island of western Indonesia in the Indian Ocean south of the Malay Peninsula. Visited by Marco Polo c. 1292, the island came under Dutch control in the 17th century although the English continued to press territorial claims. Sumatra joined newly independent Indonesia in 1949.
Su·matran adj. & n.
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Noun1.SumatraSumatra - a mountainous island in western Indonesia
Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
Medan - a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
Sumatran - a native or inhabitant of Sumatra
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Spanish Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
French Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
German Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra nt
Italian Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
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I mean that when I was leaving the office the news editor told me that a telegram had come in confirming the general illness of the Sumatra natives, and adding that the lights had not been lit in the Straits of Sunda.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Seeds and plants from Sumatra and Java have been driven up by the surf on the windward side of the islands.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
I had another way before me, which was to wait for some English ships, which were coming to Bengal from Achin, on the island of Sumatra, and get passage on board them from England.
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