Achinese
Americannoun
plural
AchineseExample Sentences
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The Achinese proved that; they held the force at bay for hours in a gorge, though less than a score.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
The Achinese placed such confidence in the Englishmen, that they would do nothing which Dampier and Mr Hall did not approve of.
From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by Kingston, William Henry Giles
On the southern is a town named Kiking, where more trade is carried on by the Malays and Achinese than at the former, the Samponan or Papa mountains producing more benzoin than those of Daholi.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
At length the Achinese gave way, after losing fifty sail of different sizes, and twenty thousand men.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
With the Arab traders and settlers came the Koran, and the Achinese people have been not over-zealous followers of the Prophet since the close of the twelfth century.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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