krakatoa
əˈtaʊ, ˌkrɑ noun
a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.
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Krakatoa or Krakatau (ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə, ˌkrækəˈtəʊə, ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Also called: Rakata a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau") | |
| Krakatau or Krakatau | |
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| Krakatoa or Krakatau (ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə, ˌkrækəˈtəʊə, ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ) | |
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| Also called: Rakata a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau") | |
| Krakatau or Krakatau | |
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