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Sumatras

Sumatras is the plural of Sumatra.

Meaning of Sumatra

Noun

Sumatra (plural Sumatras)

  1. (Singapore, formerly) A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
    • In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 119
  2. A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

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Questions about Sumatras

What is Sumatras the plural of?
Sumatras is the plural of Sumatra.

Words near Sumatras in the dictionary

  1. Sumatran rhinoceroses
  2. Sumatran rhinos
  3. Sumatran tiger
  4. Sumatran tigers
  5. Sumatrans
  6. Sumatras
  7. sumatriptan
  8. sumatrol
  9. Sumaya
  10. Sumba
  11. Sumba boobook

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