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Definition of Proas
1. proa [n] - See also: proa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proas
Literary usage of Proas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Voyage to Cochin China by John White (1824)
"Description of Pirate proas.—Commerce of Banka. ... from the island of Sumatra,
we discovered three large proas, as the Malay vessels are called, ..."
2. History of a Voyage to the China Sea by John White (1823)
"... Banka—Description of Pirate proas—Commerce of Banka. HAVING replenished our
stock of water and fresh provisions, and despatched some business which had ..."
3. Voyages to the East-Indies by Johan Splinter Stavorinus (1798)
"... obtain middling good timber for building proas; the chief building yards of the
... t They build their proas, which they call ..."
4. Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon Or Columbia River: Being a by Alexander Ross (1849)
"... among the natives—Parting visit from his Majesty—His meanness—Diving of the
natives—Native proas : how made—Clothing—Customs and peculiarities—Character ..."
5. View of the Origin and Migrations of the Polynesian Nation: Demonstrating by John Dunmore Lang (1834)
"And for ages past the Malays have had a fishery established on the north coast
of New Holland, which they visit annually with a large fleet of proas, ..."
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