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Madura

Madura proper noun: an island of Indonesia off the coast of Java. Also the obsolete form of Mathura.

Proper noun

Madura

  1. An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Also used as

Madura is also the obsolete form of Mathura.

Madura is also the obsolete form of Madurai.

Origin of Madura

From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).

Words formed from Madura

Phrases with Madura

Questions about Madura

What does Madura mean?
Madura means an island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.
What part of speech is Madura?
Madura is a proper noun.

Words near Madura in the dictionary

  1. Madulano
  2. madumbi
  3. madumbies
  4. Madupayas
  5. madupitic
  6. Madura
  7. Madura foot
  8. Madurai
  9. Madurai Veeran
  10. maduramicin
  11. Maduran

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