Definitions for krakatauˌkræk əˈtaʊ, ˌkrɑ kə-; -ˈtoʊ ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Kra•ka•tauˌkræk əˈtaʊ, ˌkrɑ kə-; -ˈtoʊ ə(n.)

or Kra•ka•tao ; also Kra•ka•to•a

  1. a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Krakatau, Krakatao, Krakatoa(noun)

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


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