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Jambi

American  
[jahm-bee] / ˈdʒɑm bi /
Or Djambi

noun

  1. a province on southeastern Sumatra, in western Indonesia.

  2. Formerly Telanaipura.  a river port in and the capital of this province.


Jambi British  
/ ˈdʒæmbɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Telanaipura.  Former spelling: Djambi.  a port in W Indonesia, in SE Sumatra on the Hari River. Pop: 417 507 (2000)

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A long-running experiment led by Göttingen University, Germany, and including the IPB University, Bogor and Jambi University in Indonesia, has investigated how ecological restoration promotes biodiversity recovery in oil palm plantations in Sumatra.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

A woman in Indonesia's Jambi province was killed and swallowed whole by a python, according to local reports.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

His father, Jambi, sired all three of Audubon’s youngsters since coming to New Orleans in 2018 from Hannover, Germany.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

To meet criteria for a round-the-world flight, Rutherford touched two points opposite each other on the globe: Jambi in Indonesia and Tumaco in Colombia.

From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2022

Crossed the Tambesi rivulet, flowing from south to north, and one of the contributary streams to the Jambi River, which discharges itself into the sea on the eastern side of the Island.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William