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Definition of Lesser Sunda Islands
1. Noun. A chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor.
Exact synonyms: Nusa Tenggara
Group relationships: Sunda Islands
Member holonyms: Bali, Timor
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Group relationships: Sunda Islands
Member holonyms: Bali, Timor
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lesser Sunda Islands
Literary usage of Lesser Sunda Islands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1912)
"... Java, ma/a; Lesser Sunda Islands, ma/a, mada; Moluccas, ma/a, rnaa; Celebes,
... owe/i, wok, ho/i; Lesser Sunda Islands, Wa, fwin, wan, boa, bu, wo, ..."
2. A Physical, Historical, Political & Descriptive Geography by Keith Johnston (1908)
"Lesser Sunda Islands. — Of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which stretch east from
Java, the first members are Bali and Lombok, both mountainous and volcanic, ..."
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