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Madura

See also: madura and madurá

English

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Etymology 1

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From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).[1][2]

Proper noun

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Madura

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

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  1. ^ Turner, P. (1995). Indonesia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Lonely Planet Publications, p. 342
  2. ^ Lee, K. C. (1999). Fragile Nation, A: The Indonesian Crisis. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, p. 187

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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Madura

  1. Obsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”).
  2. Obsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”).

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