Nusa Tenggara
/ (ˈnuːsə tɛŋˈɡɑːrə) /
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noun
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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Words nearby Nusa Tenggara
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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.
Others supposed his birth-place to have been at Nusa in Arabia, where he first planted the vine.
The people of India claim him as their own, and maintain that he was born at Nusa in their country.
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