Meaning of Sunda Islands | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Sunda Islands.
   alt-of, plural, plural-only
2. A group of islands in the Malay Archipelago.
   plural, plural-only

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Examples

“The Sunda Islands are divided into two groups, the Greater Sunda Islands — viz., Sumatra, and Java, with their dependencies; and the Lesser Sunda Islands, comprising all that lie⟳ E. of Java, Timor being the chief.”

“On the other hand, the Sunda Islands have⟳ been extensively studied, if on a broad scale, and allow⟳ us to draw⟳ valid comparisons.”

“It is also likely that Nasalis larvatus (Borneo) and Simias concolor (Mentawai Islands) were already present⟳ as endemic taxa in the Late Pliocene, and that their last⟳ common ancestor had arrived in the Sunda islands by the early Pliocene.”

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