Madura

M3A1D2U1R1A1

proper noun

An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

Madura1

proper noun
  1. An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Madura2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”).
  2. obsoleteObsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”).

Origin

  1. IndonesianMadura
  2. EnglishMadura

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

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APA

Madura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madura

MLA

“Madura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madura.

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