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Sunda in a sentence

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Sunda | Sunday | Sundays | Sundance | Sundar | Sundae | Sundaes | Sundaram | Sundargarh

Sunda meaning

  1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
  2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
  3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia

Using Sunda

  • The main meaning on this page is: Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago | Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra | Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
  • In the example corpus, sunda often appears in combinations such as: the sunda, sunda strait, sunda islands.

Context around Sunda

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

owns 1× endangered 1× seladang 1× lesser 1×

Often after:

strait 7× islands 3× kelapa 1× kingdom 1× shared 1× pangolin 1× clouded 1× straits 1×

Sentence patterns with Sunda

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

across the sunda strait in 1× by the sunda strait which 1× critically endangered sunda pangolin and 1× erupts at sunda strait 1× from the sunda islands modern 1× in sunda a similar 1× in the sunda and sahul 1× known as sunda kelapa sundanese 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

across the sunda 1× anak child krakatoa 1× billy dec the 1× geographical setting the 1× huge waves reported 1× hundreds more were 1×

Common sentence endings:

30pm uk time 1× and otter civet 1× asia in 2007 1× at sunda strait 1× back on track 1× best in quality 1×

Words around Sunda

Just before it in the word index:

sund 12 suncroft 3 suncrest 3 suncream 10 suncraft 2 suncorp 37

Just after it in the word index:

sundae 38 sundaes 23 sundance 246 sundancetv 3 sundanese 3 sundar 96

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Sunda

  • In this selection, "sunda" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, owns, endangered, seladang, strait, islands and kelapa stand out and add context to how "sunda" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include across the sunda strait in and by the sunda strait which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sunda" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sunda

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sea depths in the Sunda and Sahul shelves average convert or less. (12 words)

In Sunda a similar cultural rule is used to that of the Batak. (13 words)

Anak (child) Krakatoa volcano erupting, as seen from a ship on the Sunda Straits. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden piles. citation The harbour area became known as Sunda Kelapa ( Sundanese : ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ) and by the fourteenth century, it was a major trading port for Sunda kingdom. (41 words)

Huge waves, reported to have reached 10ft high, hit coastal areas in the north and south-east of the Sunda Strait, which runs between the islands of Java and Sumatra, at 9.30pm on Saturday (2.30pm UK time). (39 words)

Across the Sunda Strait in Java island, Saki stood amid the rubble of what was once Sumber Jaya village and wondered aloud how he would get his life back on track. (31 words)

Example sentences (18)

The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden piles. citation The harbour area became known as Sunda Kelapa ( Sundanese : ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ) and by the fourteenth century, it was a major trading port for Sunda kingdom.

The source reports the port of Sunda as strategic and thriving, pepper from Sunda being among the best in quality.

Billy Dec, the TV personality and restauranteur who owns Sunda, shared photos of a trip he and Aglibot took around Southeast Asia in 2007.

The camera traps recorded 28 species not seen in earlier surveys, including the critically endangered Sunda pangolin, and the endangered dhole and otter civet.

The seminar was conducted with the hope of saving other endangered species in Sabah, such as the wild cattle species (seladang), Sunda clouded leopards and Tembadau.

Across the Sunda Strait in Java island, Saki stood amid the rubble of what was once Sumber Jaya village and wondered aloud how he would get his life back on track.

Anak (child) Krakatoa volcano erupting, as seen from a ship on the Sunda Straits.

Huge waves, reported to have reached 10ft high, hit coastal areas in the north and south-east of the Sunda Strait, which runs between the islands of Java and Sumatra, at 9.30pm on Saturday (2.30pm UK time).

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Hundreds more were injured when the tsunami struck, almost without warning, along the rim of the Sunda Strait late on Saturday.

The Anak Krakatau volcano is seen billowing smoke and ash as it erupts at Sunda strait.

Geographical setting The Sunda Strait Indonesia has over 130 active volcanoes, citation the most of any nation.

However, there are some indications that it may derive from the Sunda Islands (modern Indonesia).

In addition, the next closest passageway (the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java) is even more shallow and narrow than Malacca.

In Sunda a similar cultural rule is used to that of the Batak.

It was the first expedition of a series of bi-annual fleets to the Moluccas, that throughout the 16th century usually traveled along the coasts of the Sunda Islands.

Sea depths in the Sunda and Sahul shelves average convert or less.

These two islands are separated by the Sunda Strait, which is located at a bend in the axis of the island arc.

Timor has older geology and lacks the volcanic nature of the northern Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Common combinations with sunda

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sunda" in a sentence?
An example: "The people worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden piles. citation The harbour area became known as Sunda Kelapa ( Sundanese : ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ) and by the fourteenth century, it was a major trading port for Sunda kingdom." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sunda" from authentic English texts.
What does "sunda" mean?
Sunda means: Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
How many example sentences with "sunda" are there?
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