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KRAKATAU

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history

Synonyms:

Krakatao; Krakatau; Krakatoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

Holonyms ("Krakatau" is a part of...):

Dutch East Indies; Indonesia; Republic of Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)

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