Sumatra

[soo-mah-truh]

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a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).

Sumatra

/ ��ʊˈ��ɑː�ٰ�ə /

noun

Indonesian spellling: Sumatera.��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)

Sumatra

Island in Indonesia in the Indian Ocean northwest of Java and west of Malaysia.

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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.

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Sumatran adjective

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This rare and endangered plant is endemic to the Sumatra Island of Indonesia, but is the crown jewel of many botanical centers across the globe.

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Born to a Canadian mother and American father in Sumatra, Indonesia, Mahaffey relocated as a teen to Texas.

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On Monday, a court in Medan, Sumatra found Thalisa guilty of spreading hatred under a controversial online hate-speech law, and sentenced her to two years and 10 months in jail.

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The plant can only be found in the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, where it is known as bunga bangkai - or "corpse flower" in Indonesian.

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By the late 11th Century, these merchants ran independent ports in northern Sumatra.

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