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PRONUNCIATION OF KRAKATOA

Krakatoa  [ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KRAKATOA

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Krakatoa is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KRAKATOA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Krakatoa

Krakatoa

Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcanic island situated in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is also used for the surrounding island group comprising the remnants of a much larger island of three volcanic peaks which was obliterated in a cataclysmic 1883 eruption, unleashing huge tsunamis and destroying over two-thirds of the island. The explosion is considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history, with reports of it being heard up to 3,000 miles from its point of origin. The shock waves from the explosion were recorded on barographs around the globe. In 1927 a new island, Anak Krakatau, or "Child of Krakatoa", emerged from the caldera formed in 1883 and is the current location of eruptive activity.

Definition of Krakatoa in the English dictionary

The definition of Krakatoa in the dictionary is a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau Also called: Rakata.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KRAKATOA


aloha
əˈləʊə
balboa
bælˈbəʊə
bestower
bɪˈstəʊə
blower
ˈbləʊə
boa
ˈbəʊə
follower
ˈfɒləʊə
genoa
ˈdʒɛnəʊə
goa
ˈɡəʊə
Iowa
ˈaɪəʊə
kahikatoa
kɑːhiːkətəʊə
lower
ˈləʊə
moa
ˈməʊə
mower
ˈməʊə
noah
ˈnəʊə
Pessoa
pɛˈsəʊə
Samoa
səˈməʊə
Sinaloa
ˌsiːnəˈləʊə
stoa
ˈstəʊə
stower
ˈstəʊə
vetoer
ˈviːtəʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KRAKATOA

Kra
kraal
krab
Krafft-Ebing
kraft
Kragujevac
Krain
krait
Krakatau
Krakau
kraken
krakowiak
Kramatorsk
krameria
krang
Kranj
krans
Krasnodar
Krasnoyarsk
Kraut

WORDS THAT END LIKE KRAKATOA

Alloa
American Samoa
Aotearoa
Bien Hoa
cocoa
feather boa
feijoa
jerboa
koa
Lisboa
Mauna Loa
proa
protozoa
quinoa
spermatozoa
Titanoboa
varroa
Western Samoa
whoa
zoa

Synonyms and antonyms of Krakatoa in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Krakatoa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KRAKATOA

Find out the translation of Krakatoa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Krakatoa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Krakatoa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喀拉喀托
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Krakatoa
570 millions of speakers

English

Krakatoa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Krakatoa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كراكاتوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кракатау
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Krakatoa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Krakatoa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Krakatoa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Krakatoa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krakatau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラカトア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크라 카토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Krakatoa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Krakatoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரகட்டோவா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्राकाटोआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Krakatoa´ya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Krakatoa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Krakatau
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кракатау
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Krakatoa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Krakatoa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Krakatoa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Krakatoa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Krakatoa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Krakatoa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KRAKATOA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KRAKATOA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Krakatoa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KRAKATOA»

Discover the use of Krakatoa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Krakatoa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
He tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat Darwin to the discovery of evolution; of Samuel Morse, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of Alfred Wegener, the crack-pot German explorer and father of geology.
Simon Winchester, 2004
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Krakatoa: History's Loudest Volcano
Provides a brief history of the Indonesian volcano that errupted in 1883 and was heard as far away as Australia and Japan.
Kathy Furgang, 2001
3
Krakatoa Lighthouse
Winner of the 2010 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award Patricia Wrightson Prize 'This book is a marvel of precision and economy, stuffed to the gunnels with ideas, and brimming over with a dark energy...a masterclass in how to write.
Allan Baillie, 2009
4
The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)
Professor William Waterman Sherman just wants to be alone.
William Pene du Bois, 2005
5
On the Gaseous Products of the Krakatoa Eruption, and Those ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Joseph Patrick O'Reilly, 2010
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The Day the World Exploded: The Earthshaking Catastrophe at ...
Presents the story of the volcanic eruptions that took place on the island of Krakatoa in 1883, killing thousands of people, destroying the island, and effecting the entire world through the expulsion of smoke and ash in the air.
Simon Winchester, 2008
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Krakatoa
Explores the eruption of Krakatoa in its cultural, historical, and geographic contexts and discusses the effect on both people and environment.
Don Nardo, 1990
8
Krakatoa
Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at older pupils with a low reading age, particularly boys. Each story features mostly male characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged.
Sue Graves, 2009
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Krakatoa
Krakatoa. 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa, Cockatoo, Javanese Language, Tsunami, Noctilucent Cloud, Lava, Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
10
1883 Natural Disasters: Krakatoa, 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa, ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KRAKATOA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Krakatoa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Opinion - Laramie Boomerang
Two: a massive explosion in August 1883 lofted the bulk of the island of Krakatoa, about 6 cubic miles of material and gases, into the ... «Laramie Boomerang, Jul 15»
2
Indonesia closes down five airports after volcanoes erupt - Yahoo …
In 1883, the disastrous eruption of Krakatoa was followed by severe tsunamis that killed about 36,000 people, one of the deadliest volcanic ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Sharks in a Volcano: Why You Should Care
Krakatoa, whose most famous eruption in 1883 was heard 3,000 miles away, is about 100 miles from Jakarta. Kilauea on the island of Hawai'i ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
4
Volcano secrets unlocked with robots and drones
... Index, one place below the apocalyptic Yellowstone eruption of 640,000 BC, with four times as much energy as the 1883 Krakatoa explosion. «E&T magazine, Jul 15»
5
DAVID HOLSTED: His head done blowed up real good
If Barack Obama's likeness is ever placed on Mt. Rushmore, you'll hear an explosion that would make the Krakatoa eruption seem like ... «Harrison Daily, Jul 15»
6
Marcus Semien: Semien commits 28th error in loss to Yankees
Semien has been a Krakatoa-level disaster on defense this season and currently leads the bigs in errors committed. His throwing gaffe on a ... «Rotoworld.com, Jul 15»
7
Warm Up: The Wines of Santorini
More powerful than the Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii, and dwarfing Krakatoa, the explosion, known as the Minoan Eruption, threw ... «Vinography, Jul 15»
8
Residents to Rally Against Oil Trains, Route through San Jose
... humans can do about it because anything humans do can be erased by one Krakatoa. And, in any case, the atmospheric balance of gases is ... «San Jose Inside, Jul 15»
9
Diamond industry faces rough cut
Joining the ranks is stalled iron ore and gold explorer Krakatoa Resources (KTA) which has picked up two graphite projects in Indonesia. «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Kyrgios takes advice from spectator
To many it was a classicist's Krakatoa, an eruption of giant serves and little else. But that was not the truth of the matter. While tackling Raonic ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»

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