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KRAKATAO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Krakatao mean?
• KRAKATAO (noun)
The noun KRAKATAO has 1 sense:
1. a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
Familiarity information: KRAKATAO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Holonyms ("Krakatao" 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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