Surabaya

Or Su·ra·ba·ja

[soor-uh-bah-yuh]

noun

1. a seaport on NE Java: second largest city in Indonesia; naval base.

Surabaya

/ ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə /

noun

1. Former spelling: Soerabaja. a port in Indonesia, on E Java on the Surabaya Strait: the country's second port and chief naval base; university (1954); fishing and ship-building industries; oil refinery. Pop: 2 599 796 (2000)

Example Sentences

On Friday, tear gas and water cannons were fired at crowds gathering in the major cities of Jakarta and Surabaya, while some protesters threw Molotov cocktails and fireworks.

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The four survivors were all residents of Banyuwangi, the Surabaya search and rescue team said.

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He said the Turangga express train traveling from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, to Bandung hit a commuter train heading to Padalarang from Cicalengka station.

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One train was a local commuter line, and the other was heading to Bandung from the city of Surabaya, officials said.

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Anies is set to meet voters in and around the capital Jakarta, with his running mate, Muhaimin Iskandar in East Java's Surabaya.

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