Sumbawa

[ soom-bah-wah ]

noun
  1. one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia: destructive eruption in 1815 of Mt. Tambora. 5,965 sq. mi. (15,449 sq. km).

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  • A glance at the chart showed that we were then driving towards the western end of Sumbawa.

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Sumbawa

/ (suːmˈbɑːwə) /


noun
  1. a mountainous island in Indonesia, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, between Lombok and Flores islands. Pop: 1 540 000 (2000). Area: 14 750 sq km (5695 sq miles): Former spelling: Soembawa

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