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adj
From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Someone from Sumatra
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Sumatra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Indonesian
History
Etymology tree English Sumatra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sumatran From Sumatra + -an.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
