Sunda Strait

/ˈsʊndə ˈstɹeɪt/

proper noun

The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sunda Straits

  1. The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

Origin

From Sunda + strait.

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Translations

Dutch Straat Soenda
  • Straat Soendastrait between Java and Sumatra
French détroit de la Sonde
  • détroit de la Sondestrait between Java and Sumatra
German Sundastraße
  • Sundastraßestrait between Java and Sumatra
Indonesian Selat Sunda
  • Selat Sundastrait between Java and Sumatra
Italian Stretto della Sonda
  • Stretto della Sondastrait between Java and Sumatra
Portuguese Estreito de Sunda
  • Estreito de Sundastrait between Java and Sumatra
Russian Зо́ндский проли́в
  • Зо́ндский проли́в (Zóndskij prolív)strait between Java and Sumatra
Swedish Sundasundet
  • Sundasundetstrait between Java and Sumatra
Cite this entry
APA

Sunda Strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunda%20Strait

MLA

“Sunda Strait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunda%20Strait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sunda Strait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunda%20Strait.

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