Halmahera

American  

[hal-muh-her-uh, hahl-] / ˌhæl məˈhɛr ə, ˌhɑl- /

Or Halmaheira

noun

1. an island in NE Indonesia: the largest of the Moluccas. 6,928 sq. mi. (17,944 sq. km).

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Halmahera British  

/ ˌhælməˈhɪərə /

noun

1. Former names: Djailolo.   Gilolo.   Jilolo.  an island in NE Indonesia, the largest of the Moluccas: consists of four peninsulas enclosing three bays; mountainous and forested. Area: 17 780 sq km (6865 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The KM Cahaya Arafah had left the seaport on Ternate Island on Monday morning and was heading to West Gane subdistrict in South Halmahera district.

From Seattle Times

The bee liked to make its home in termite nests so the modern-day adventurers took a boat to Halmahera, the largest of the North Maluku islands, and met with the head of the village where the bee was last seen to help locate the most likely nests.

From Salon

“People were running from their houses,” said North Halmahera Disaster Mitigation Agency official Pius Ohoiwutun.

From Washington Times

“The local disaster mitigation agency in Ternate has also said that the people who were staying away from beaches started returning to their homes this morning,” he said in a statement, adding that calm had returned to the city of Bitung on Sulawesi island and in the Halmahera district in the Moluccas.

From Reuters

He said a police dormitory and several houses of villagers in South Halmahera district, near the epicenter, were damaged.

From Los Angeles Times