Meaning Of The Word Sumatra

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Sumatra in American English
large island of Indonesia, just south of the Malay Peninsula: 183,970 sq mi (476,480 sq km); pop. (with small nearby islands) 36,506,000

Sumatra in British English
noun: 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 devastat

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