Nusa Tenggara
/ (ˈnuːsə tɛŋˈɡɑːrə) /
Save This Word!
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
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Words nearby Nusa Tenggara
nurturance, nurture, nurturer, nurturing, NUS, Nusa Tenggara, Nusku, nu soul, Nüsslein-Volhard, nut, nutant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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.
A History of Pantomime|R. J. Broadbent