Ceram

[ see-ram; Portuguese se-rahn; Dutch sey-rahm ]

/ siˈræm; Portuguese sɛˈrɑ̃; Dutch ˈseɪ rɑm /

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noun

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

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Also called Serang.

Words nearby Ceram

'cept, -ceptor, cer-, cera, ceraceous, Ceram, ceramal, ceramic, ceramic engineering, ceramic hob, ceramic oxide

How to use Ceram in a sentence

After passing the island of Ceram about eight at night, a large vessel was seen on the weather side.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
Barros, however, in his account of the voyage, makes no mention of Ceram.
Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects|James R. McClymont
Amboyna is an island to the south of Ceram, over the whole of which the Dutch maintain their sway.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston
The Goram language is spoken also at the east end of Ceram, and in the adjacent islands.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

On their way here they have devastated one of the small islands east of Ceram.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for Ceram

Ceram

/ (sɪˈræm) /

noun

a variant spelling of Seram

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