Ceram

American

[see-ram, se-rahn, sey-rahm] / siˈræm, sɛˈrɑ̃, ˈseɪ rɑm /

noun

an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7,191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).

Ceram British

/ sɪˈræm /

noun

a variant spelling of Seram

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Example Sentences

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She went into labour on 20 July, and was admitted to Ceram hospital.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

An investigation is now underway into what happened at Ceram hospital in Marbella.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

That was certainly my frame of mind when, after skipping over the Ceram Sea into a tropical sunset, the bow of our launch at last bumped against the sandy bottom of a lagoon.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012

The book sold more than 4,000,000 copies, and "Ceram" became the byline on his later works as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

Carpenters were engaged in squaring timber for repairing vessels; while boats from the islands of Goram and Ceram were unloading their cargoes of sago-cake, with which the traders supply themselves for their homeward voyage.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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