Meaning of Sumatra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
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2. The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.
3. A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

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Examples

“In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.”

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