Madura

[ muh-doo r-uh for 1; maj-er-uh for 2 ]

/ məˈdʊər ə for 1; ˈmædʒ ər ə for 2 /

Dutch Ma·doe·ra

[mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/. an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).

former name of Madurai.

Example sentences from the Web for madura

The Shiva temple at Madura is the more interesting as its towers are ornamented with six thousand idols.

Humanly Speaking |Samuel McChord Crothers
The tanks are of interest in Trichinopoly, but less so than in Madura.

Travels in the Far East |Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
From Madura, after some repose and on a convenient day, Mr. Jones and party would make the real start.

Victory |Joseph Conrad
Alakhiya Pandiyan seems to be one of the old Pandiyan kings of Madura (alakhiya means beautiful).

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

Tanjore and Madura are the seats of the Dravidian temples which we visited.

A Tour of the Missions |Augustus Hopkins Strong

Madura

/ (məˈdʊərə) /

an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java: extensive forests and saline springs. Capital: Pamekasan. Area: 5472 sq km (2113 sq miles)