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Noun

1. krakatao, krakatau, krakatoa

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Krakatau

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small island & volcano of Indonesia, between Java & Sumatra: 2,667 ft (813 m)
: also ˌKrakaˈtoa (ˌkrɑkɑˈtoʊə ; kräˌkätōˈə)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Krakatau

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A volcanic island of Indonesia between Sumatra and Java. An explosive eruption in August 1883 destroyed most of the island and caused a tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people.

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