Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A volcanic island of south-central Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands west of Flores. The Dutch gained control in 1905 after signing treaties with the local chieftains.
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- proper noun A
volcanic island ofIndonesia , home to Mount Tambora
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Examples
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There are dozens of villages in the remote Third World where they could hide and have a good time doing it, but what he really has in mind is this sweet little village on an Indonesian island called Sumbawa.
Savages Don Winslow 2010
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There are dozens of villages in the remote Third World where they could hide and have a good time doing it, but what he really has in mind is this sweet little village on an Indonesian island called Sumbawa.
Savages Don Winslow 2010
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"Sumbawa" Gede Mulya Antara, picked Prabangsa up at Taman Bali in Bangli and brought him to Susrama, the court said.
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And if you look at Sumbawa, it's basically an old cell trying to rejuvenate itself.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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When the two-day standoff in Sumbawa Island finally ended police found several weapons, including arrows and machetes and potential bomb-making materials.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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Sulaiman says Sumbawa is basically an old cell that is trying to rejuvenate itself so authorities have been ignoring it on purpose.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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Sulaiman says Sumbawa is basically an old cell that is trying to rejuvenate itself so authorities have been ignoring it on purpose.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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He says the school in Sumbawa is part of an old cell of militants who are trying to promote themselves at a time when they are losing their support base.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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And if you look at Sumbawa, it's basically an old cell trying to rejuvenate itself.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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He says the school in Sumbawa is part of an old cell of militants who are trying to promote themselves at a time when they are losing their support base.
Indonesian Police, Wary of Public Backlash, Choose Caution in School Standoff 2011
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