Nusa Tenggara

/ (ˈnuːsə tɛŋˈɡɑːrə) /

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an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)English name: Lesser Sunda Islands

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How to use Nusa Tenggara in a sentence

The people of India claimed Osiris, as their own; and maintained, that he was born at Nusa in their country.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
Others supposed his birth-place to have been at Nusa in Arabia, where he first planted the vine.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
The people of India claim him as their own, and maintain that he was born at Nusa in their country.
A History of Pantomime|R. J. Broadbent