Soendaland

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of Soenda +‎ land. Apparently coined by Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff in 1919.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsun.daːˌlɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Soen‧da‧land

Proper noun

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Soendaland n

  1. Sundaland (biogeographical region)
  2. (archaic) Sunda (region and historic kingdom in West Java)
    Synonym: Soenda

Descendants

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  • → English: Sundaland

References

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  1. ^ Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff & Max Weber, Het verband tusschen den plistoceenen ijstijd en het ontstaan der Soenda-Zee (Java- en Zuid-Chineesche Zee) en de invloed daarvan op de verspreiding der koraalriffen en op de land- en zoetwaterfauna, 1919, page 12. The spelling Soenda-land is used.
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