Lombok

American

[lom-bok] / lɒmˈbɒk /

noun

an island in Indonesia, E of Bali. 1,826 sq. mi. (4,729 sq. km).

Lombok British

/ ˈlɒmbɒk /

noun

an island of Indonesia, in the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara) east of Java: came under Dutch rule in 1894; important biologically as being transitional between Asian and Australian in flora and fauna, the line of demarcation beginning at Lombok Strait (a channel between Lombok and Bali, connecting the Flores Sea with the Indian Ocean). Chief town: Mataram. Pop: 2 536 000 (2004 est). Area: 4730 sq km (1826 sq miles)

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Last month, a fire on board a ferry killed one person and left five others missing while 211 were rescued in the Lombok Strait off Indonesia's Bali island.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Samuel Guiberteau, a Danone executive on a business trip to Lombok since Friday, said by phone "nothing is certain for the moment", as he searched for alternative flights back to the capital.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

No matter where that search leads, a new era has dawned on Lombok.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

Travellers who have come to love Lombok are not happy about that either.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

A. R. Wallace, in his Malay Archipelago, states that the inhabitants of Lombok use the large species for food, and catch them by means of limed twigs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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