sumatra
/suːˈmɑːtɹə/
noun 2name 1
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over
SUMATRA + NOUN
island
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1
The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.
noun
1
A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
2
A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.
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In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
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Sumatra is an island.
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The eruption blackened the skies over Sumatra Island.
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