Madura

American  

[muh-door-uh, maj-er-uh] / məˈdʊər ə, ˈmædʒ ər ə /

noun

1. Dutch Madoera.  an island in Indonesia, off the northeastern coast of Java. 2,112 sq. mi. (5,470 sq. km).

2. former name of Madurai.

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Madura British  

/ məˈdʊərə /

noun

1. an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java: extensive forests and saline springs. Capital: Pamekasan. Area: 5472 sq km (2113 sq miles)

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Madura

Zainul Akbar, who traveled to the school from the nearby island of Madura, has been trying to comfort his brother, Imron, whose 15-year-old son Haikal was also still missing under the rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Unconfirmed reports said a version larger than the Madura, called Sea Baby, was used in that strike.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

In the district of Kudus in Java and Bangkalan in the neighbouring island of Madura, hospital capacity had hit at least 90%, according to media reports.

From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2021

Odemwingie has scored three in four appearances for Madura United.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2017

The number of convictions in the Dutch East Indies, exclusive of Java and Madura, amounted in the same year to 4430.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von