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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNDA STRAIT

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Sunda Strait is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SUNDA STRAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sunda Strait

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning "West Java". It also comes from the name of the Sundanese people, the native people of West Java, with the Javanese people being found mostly in Central and East Java.

Definition of Sunda Strait in the English dictionary

The definition of Sunda Strait in the dictionary is a strait between Sumatra and Java, linking the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean. Narrowest point: about 26 km Former spelling: Soenda Strait.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNDA STRAIT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNDA STRAIT

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Synonyms and antonyms of Sunda Strait in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Sunda Strait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNDA STRAIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

巽他海峡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrecho de Sunda
570 millions of speakers

English

Sunda Strait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुण्डा जलसन्धि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضيق سوندا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Зондского пролива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sunda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুনা স্ট্রেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détroit de la Sonde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selat Sunda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sunda-Straße
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スンダ海峡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순다 해협
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selat Sunda
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

eo biển Sunda
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுந்த் ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुंदर सामुद्रधुनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sunda Boğazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sunda Strait
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sunda Strait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Зондского протоки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Strâmtoarea Sunda
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sunda Strait
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Straat Sunda
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sundasundet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sunda -stredet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sunda Strait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDA STRAIT»

The term «Sunda Strait» is normally little used and occupies the 125.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDA STRAIT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNDA STRAIT»

Discover the use of Sunda Strait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sunda Strait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ghosts that Died at Sunda Strait
Lan ley (AV-3), 11—15 passim; at Davao, 30; flees from Philippines, 33, 36; at Balikpapan, 40, 43—45 Lau uan (Java), 167 Lefevre, Robert, 74—75 Levitt, Herbert A.: in Java Sea, 125, 221; in Sunda Strait, 140, 141, 145, 146 Lexington ( aircraft ...
Walter Winslow, 2013
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Krakatau: The Destruction and Reassembly of an Island Ecosystem
He believed these lineaments to represent fractures in the earth's crust, and observed that the sea in Sunda Strait is deeper to the west of the "Sunda fracture" than it is to the east. He further remarked that Krakatau is situated at the exact ...
Ian W. B. Thornton, 1997
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Sumatra: Geology, Resources and Tectonic Evolution
Simplified geological map of the Sunda Strait (modified from Nishimura et al. 1S) K6) showing thc main tectonic and volcanic features and localities in the Sunda Strait mentioned in the text. more closely related to the 1nvestigator Ridge than to  ...
A. J. Barber, Michael J. Crow, John Milsom, 2005
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Baseline Studies of Biodiversity: The Fish Resources of ...
Through the Malacca Strait and the Sunda Strait, the surface currents are generally directed towards the Indian Ocean and are strongly related to the sea level gradient through the straits. The flow through the Sunda Strait reaches its maximum ...
Daniel Pauly, Purwito Martosubroto, 1996
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Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science
Krakatau is thus located at a major bend in the indonesian arc and lies along with a few other smaller volcanoes above the Krakatau fault zone that strikes through the sunda strait. This fault zone is accommodating differential motion between ...
Timothy M. Kusky, Katherine E. Cullen, 2010
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Malacca, Singapore, and Indonesia
either channel, the fairway of the eastern one is freer of navigational hazards. The western channel possesses a number of rocky islets that increase the problems of passage. Vessels sailing out of the Sunda Strait normally steer a course north ...
Michael Leifer, 1978
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Sunda Islands, Lesser (Indonesia) USE Lesser Sunda Islands Sunda Strait ( Indonesia) BT Straits—Indonesia Sunda Strait, Battle of, 1942 USE Sunda Strait, Battle of, Indonesia, 1942 Sunda Strait, Battle of, Indonesia, 1942 UF Sunda Strait, ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
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Straits of Malacca: Gateway Or Gauntlet?
Thus the Sunda Strait has highly irregular bottom topography, is poorly charted and is not suitable for vessels with a draught of more than eighteen metres. At its narrowest this strait is barely twenty-four kilometres wide, and there are very ...
Donald B. Freeman, 2003
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Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
The average deadweight tonnage of these ships was about 35,000 DWT.9 The last of the three straits is the Sunda Strait. It is 50 miles long and is another alternative to the Malacca Strait. Its north-eastern entrance is 15 miles wide, but ...
Kwa Kwa Chong Guan, John Skogan, 2007
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Natural Hazards
The tsunami in the Pacific have been attributed to the atmospheric pressure wave , because many islands effectively obscure the passage of any tsunami from the Sunda Strait eastward. The atmospheric pressure wave also accounts for ...
Edward Bryant, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNDA STRAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sunda Strait is used in the context of the following news items.
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US, Australian, Indonesian Navies Commemorate WWII Battle of …
SUNDA STRAIT (NNS) -- Senior officials from the United States, Australia and Indonesia paid their respects to the crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS ... «U.S. 7th Fleet, Mar 15»
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Perth survivor's tale of courage, stoicism and endurance
Former Sub Lieutenant of HMAS Perth, Gavin Campbell attends the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait at the Australian War Memorial. Photo: Jamila ... «The Canberra Times, Feb 15»
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Joko Widodo: Construction Sunda Strait Bridge is No Priority
The administration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) will not give priority status to the Sunda Strait Bridge project. As such, the ... «Indonesia Investments, Nov 14»
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New Government Will Not Prioritize Sunda Strait Bridge Project
Jakarta – The Indonesian government has yet to see whether it will include the building of Sunda Strait Bridge (JSS) in its priority infrastructure plan. “We have ... «Global Indonesian Voices, Nov 14»
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Protecting the vast waters of Indonesia
Indonesian waters have at least six choke points, comprising the Strait of Malacca, the Singapore Strait, the Sunda Strait, the Lombok Strait, the Ombai Strait and ... «Jakarta Post, Sep 14»
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Jokowi told to begin construction of Sunda Strait Bridge
Builders in Lebak regency, Banten, are urging Jakarta governor and president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to realize the long-delayed Sunda Strait Bridge ... «Jakarta Post, Aug 14»
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'The Galloping Ghost' returns from the dead: USS Houston sunk by …
The Japanese sank the Houston during the Battle of Sunda Strait on February 28, 1942. ... Its only means of escape was through the Sunda Strait - and that was ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Government to Go Ahead With Sunda Strait Bridge Project
Jakarta, Feb (Antara News) - The government of Indonesia is determined to go ahead with the construction of Sunda Strait Bridge mega project that has a ... «ANTARA, Mar 14»
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Building of Sunda Strait Bridge to be left to next
The government has decided that construction of the Sunda Strait Bridge connecting Java and Sumatra will be left to the next administration and that no state ... «Jakarta Post, Feb 14»
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China's naval exercise: Jakarta Post story raises new questions
In any case, it is misleading to suggest that Indonesia allowing Chinese ships to use an international waterway like the Sunda Strait is in any way a special ... «The Interpreter, Feb 14»

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