Sunda Islands
a chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago, including Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Java (Greater Sunda Islands ); and a group of smaller islands extending E from Java to Timor (Lesser Sunda Islands ).
- Also Soen·da Is·lands [soon-dah ahy-luhndz]. /ˈsun dɑ ˈaɪ ləndz/.
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Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleIn the Sunda Islands they eat the seeds roasted and also extract from them an illuminating oil.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraThe forest-flora of the Moluccas differs but little from that of the Sunda Islands.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginWe had put about and set our course for the Sunda Islands when an unfortunate calm befell us.
Frank Merriwell's Triumph | Burt L. StandishSunda Islands, a name sometimes applied to the long chain of islands stretching SE.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for Sunda Islands
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a chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago, consisting of the Greater Sunda Islands (chiefly Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Sulawesi) and Nusa Tenggara (the Lesser Sunda Islands): Former spelling: Soenda Islands
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