Jambi
Americannoun
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a province on southeastern Sumatra, in western Indonesia.
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Formerly Telanaipura. a river port in and the capital of this province.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
An aerial photo of a palm oil plantation in Batanghari, Jambi province, Sumatra island, Indonesia November 28, 2018.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2021
Actor John Paragon, who brought Jambi the Genie to life on the children’s series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died at age 66.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
Kataun, Indrapura, Tabuyong, and Sinkel have a claim to that title, although inferior in size to Palembang, Jambi, Indragiri, and Siak.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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