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Sumatra

[ soo-mah-truh ]

noun

  1. a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).


Sumatra

/ ʊˈɑːٰə /

noun

  1. a mountainous island in W Indonesia, in the Greater Sunda Islands, separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca: Dutch control began in the 16th century; joined Indonesia in 1945. Northern coastal areas, esp Aceh province, suffered devastation as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 42 409 510 (2000). Area: 473 606 sq km (182 821 sq miles) Indonesian spelllingSumatera
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sumatra

  1. Island in Indonesia in the Indian Ocean northwest of Java and west of Malaysia .
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Though much of the island is covered by swampland and impenetrable rain forest, Sumatra's industries — including oil, coal, gold, silver, rubber, timber, and tobacco — produce over half of Indonesia's income .
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·t adjective noun
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On Monday, a court in Medan, Sumatra found Thalisa guilty of spreading hatred under a controversial online hate-speech law, and sentenced her to two years and 10 months in jail.

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The plant can only be found in the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, where it is known as bunga bangkai - or "corpse flower" in Indonesian.

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By the late 11th Century, these merchants ran independent ports in northern Sumatra.

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Due to the generally low and unstable productivity of fruits in Borneo's tropical forests compared to Sumatra Island, fruits alone may not be the sole source of food for all four civet species.

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The international research team established 52 tree islands of varying sizes and diversity of planted trees in a conventional industrial oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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