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Definition of Sumatran
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants. "Sumatran cigars"
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Sumatra.
Definition of Sumatran
1. a. Of or pertaining to Sumatra or its inhabitants.
Definition of Sumatran
1. Adjective. From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra ¹
2. Noun. Someone from Sumatra ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumatran
Literary usage of Sumatran
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Sumatran (sc-mii'tran), a. and ». [< Sumatra (see def.) -f- -en.] I. a. Of or
relating to Sumatra, a large island of the Malay archipelago, lying west of ..."
2. Bacteria in Relation to Plant Diseases by Erwin Frink Smith (1914)
"224), 11 additional Dutch papers (1911 to 1913) dealing with the Sumatran disease
have been received from Dr. Honing. These papers add much to our knowledge ..."
3. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"THE death on September 21st, 1872, of the only English specimen of the Sumatran
Rhinoceros has afforded me an opportunity of determining many points in its ..."
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