Definition of Sumatran

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Sumatra.

Group relationships: Sumatra
Generic synonyms: Indonesian

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants. "Sumatran cigars"
Partainyms: Sumatra

Definition of Sumatran

1. a. Of or pertaining to Sumatra or its inhabitants.

Definition of Sumatran

1. Adjective. From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra ¹

2. Noun. Someone from Sumatra ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumatran

Sulamyd
Sulawesi
Suleah fish
Sulidae
Sulla
Sullivan
Sully
Sulpician
Sulpicians
Sulpitian
Sulpitians
Sultan of Swat
Sultanate of Oman
Sumatra
Sumatran
Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran tiger
Sumatran tigers
Sumatrans
Sumbawa
Sumbwa
Sumer
Sumeria
Sumerian
Sumerians
Sumerological
Sumerologist
Sumerologists
Sumerology

Literary usage of Sumatran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"sumatran (sc-mii'tran), a. and ». [< Sumatra (see def.) -f- -en.] I. a. Of or relating to Sumatra, a large island of the Malay archipelago, lying west of ..."

2. Bacteria in Relation to Plant Diseases by Erwin Frink Smith (1914)
"224), 11 additional Dutch papers (1911 to 1913) dealing with the sumatran disease have been received from Dr. Honing. These papers add much to our knowledge ..."

3. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"THE death on September 21st, 1872, of the only English specimen of the sumatran Rhinoceros has afforded me an opportunity of determining many points in its ..."

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