Sumatra
[soo-mah-truh]
- a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for sumatra
Contemporary Examples
The foundation has worked to protect tigers from extinction in Nepal, rainforests in Sumatra, and endangered sharks.
The Sumatra quake, which killed hundreds of thousands of people Indonesia, was an 8.8.
After filming Amélie I went on a holiday to Sumatra, and I was interested in studying orangutans.
Historical Examples
A strange man who wanted to take the night express for Sumatra!
Dave Porter At Bear CampEdward Stratemeyer
And then he added: "I wonder if he'll call himself the King of Sumatra, as he did before?"
Dave Porter At Bear CampEdward Stratemeyer
I fancy that they, and perhaps the Andamans, once formed a part of Sumatra.
At the Point of the BayonetG. A. Henty
Like those they had seen in Java and in Sumatra, they were all set up on stilts.
Four Young ExplorersOliver Optic
This ape has been described in a former volume, for it is abundant in Sumatra.
Four Young ExplorersOliver Optic
Sumatra
- a mountainous island in W Indonesia, in the Greater Sunda Islands, separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca: Dutch control began in the 16th century; joined Indonesia in 1945. Northern coastal areas, esp Aceh province, suffered devastation as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 42 409 510 (2000). Area: 473 606 sq km (182 821 sq miles)Indonesian spellling: Sumatera
Show More
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
Sumatra
[(soo-mah-truh)]
Island in Indonesia in the Indian Ocean northwest of Java and west of Malaysia.
Show More
Note
Though much of the island is covered by swampland and impenetrable rain forest, Sumatra's industries — including oil, coal, gold, silver, rubber, timber, and tobacco — produce over half of Indonesia's income.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.