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Tambora

Meaning of "Tambora" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TAMBORA

ˈtæmbəˌrɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAMBORA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tambora is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAMBORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tambora

Tambora may refer to: ▪ In music: ▪ Tanpura, an instrument used in Indian classical music for continuous production of consonating reference notes ▪ Tambora, an Afro-Caribbean percussion instrument ▪ Tambora, a percussion instrument ▪ Tambora, a percussion instrument ▪ Tambora, a percussion instrument ▪ Tambora, a percussion instrument ▪ Tambora, a percussion instrument ▪ Tambour can also be spelled tambora ▪ In geography: ▪ Mount Tambora, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa ▪ Tambora culture, a village and associated culture on Sumbawa, destroyed by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora ▪ Tambora language, the associated language ▪ Tambora, Jakarta, a subdistrict of West Jakarta ▪ Tumbura, a town in South Sudan...

Definition of Tambora in the English dictionary

The definition of Tambora in the dictionary is a volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: violent eruption of 1815 reduced its height from about 4000 m to 2850 m.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAMBORA

Accra · ancora · arar · Ashura · Aymara · baccarat · Biskra · bra · bura · Fra · hurrah · Kra · Kura · mara · marah · parapara · rah · rah-rah · registrar · tara

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAMBORA

Tamatave · Tamaulipas · tambac · tambala · Tambo · tambour · tamboura · tambourer · tambourin · tambourine · tambourinist · Tambov · tambur · tambura · Tamburlaine

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAMBORA

agora · aurora · bombora · bora · carbora · Ebora · fedora · flora · fora · gora · grandiflora · hora · mora · ora · ora et labora · pandora · rasbora · Sonora · sora · Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of Tambora in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tambora» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TAMBORA

Find out the translation of Tambora to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Tambora from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tambora» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

坦博拉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Tambora
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Tambora
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Tambora
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تامبورا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Тамбора
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Tambora
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Tambora
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Tambora
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tambora
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Tambora
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

タンボラ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

탐 보라
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tambora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tambora
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தம்போரா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तांबोरा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Tambora
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Tambora
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Tambora
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тамбора
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Tambora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tambora
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tambora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tambora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tambora
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tambora

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMBORA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Tambora
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Tambora».

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMBORA»

Discover the use of Tambora in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tambora and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tambora: A Killer Volcano from Indonesia
Each of these books, which are written to accompany and enhance an earth science curriculum, describes the composition of planet Earth, the different types of volcanoes, and the geologic events that bring about an eruption.
Kathy Furgang, 2005
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Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity
rhythms in the two beats following the tambora roll leads usually feature Caribbean cinquillo-related rhythms, while the two beats preceding the roll generally articulate downbeats. Thus, the trumpet part here uses cinquillo- related syncopation ...
Paul Austerlitz, 1997
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Mount Tambora
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mount Tambora (or Tamboro) is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and ...
Tambora, Indonesia, volcanic eruption April 5, 1815 On Mount Tambora in the eastern part of Indonesia The earth's biggest eruption within historic times hit Indonesia in 1815. This eruption had a VEI of 7 and it not only devastated Indonesia ...
Angus Macleod Gunn, 2008
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Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World
On the eve of the bicentenary of the great eruption, Tambora tells the extraordinary story of the weather chaos it wrought, weaving the latest climate science with the social history of this frightening period to offer a cautionary tale ...
Gillen D’Arcy Wood, 2014
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A Cultural History of Climate
reached their highest level on 14 July 1789, the day of the storming of the Bastille .175 The Tambora freeze, democratization and cholera The most interesting case of volcanic cooling followed the eruption of Tambora on 10–11 April 1815, ...
Wolfgang Behringer, 2010
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Volcanoes
The largest volcanic eruption ever recorded is that of the Indonesian island arc volcano Tambora in 1815. This eruption initially killed an estimated 92,000 people and sent so much particulate matter into the atmosphere that it influenced the ...
Timothy M. Kusky, 2008
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Tsunamis: Giant Waves from the Sea
Tambora is located in Indonesia, a chain of thousands of islands that stretch from Southeast Asia to Australia. The tectonic origins of these islands are complex and varied, but many along the southwest part of the chain are volcanic in origin, ...
Timothy M. Kusky, 2009
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Practical Applications: Afro-Caribbean Rhythms for the Drum Set
Instruments used include the tambora, a two-headed drum played with one stick and hand. The merengue güiro (also called the topedo güiro) is used instead of the gourd güiro. I was fortunate to go to the Dominican Republic where I heard ...
Chuck Silverman, 2001
10
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora (or Tomboro) is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on Sumbawa island, Indonesia.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMBORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tambora is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lessons And Art Gleaned From Tambora Volcano
But for a taste of what climate change might be like, consider the eruption of Mount Tambora on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, which took place 200 years ... «WBUR, Apr 15»
2
The epic volcano eruption that led to the 'Year Without a Summer'
Tambora's ash-cloud of sulfur-dioxide shot more than 20 miles high into the atmosphere — higher than where our day-to-day weather takes place — to a layer ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Lessons of Tambora ignored, 200 years on
But there's another anniversary this April that gives cause for reflection: the bicentenary of the eruption on 10 April 1815 of Tambora Mountain in southeastern ... «East Asia Forum, Apr 15»
4
5 ways Tambora wrecked Earth's climate
But aside from the unbelievable destruction and loss of life that ensued in the immediate aftermath of the eruption of Mount Tambora on Indonesia's Sumbawa ... «The Weather Network, Apr 15»
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Five ways the Tambora eruption changed Earth's climate
But aside from the unbelievable destruction and loss of life that ensued in the immediate aftermath of the eruption of Mount Tambora on Indonesia's Sumbawa ... «The Weather Network, Apr 15»
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Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism …
The 1815 eruption of Tambora was one of the mightiest and deadliest ever recorded in history. On the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), Tambora rates a 7, one of ... «ANTARA, Apr 15»
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Anniversary of the Mount Tambora Eruption
Last week was the 200 year anniversary of the year without a summer. In 1815, the Tambora volcano, which was 20 times the size of Mount Vesuvius, erupted in ... «Wxedge.com, Apr 15»
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Tambora Volcano Greets the World, 200 Years after Eruption that …
Keindahan Gunung Tambora The 1815 great eruption of Mount Tambora had caused a global change in climate (Photo source: Kompas/Iwan Setiyawan). «Global Indonesian Voices, Apr 15»
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Tambora 1815: Just How Big Was The Eruption?
The eruption of Tambora produced 175 cubic kilometers of volcanic debris (mostly ash and other tephra). 175 cubic kilometers is ~6.2 x 1012 cubic feet. «Wired, Apr 15»
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200 years ago, Mount Tambora exploded and changed the world
200 years ago today, Mount Tambora, on an island in Indonesia, erupted just before sundown. It is the largest eruption in recorded history, four times as big as ... «Treehugger, Apr 15»
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