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Nusa Tenggara

 
Place Names: Nusa Tenggara
  • Location: Indonesia
  • Variant names: Lesser Sunda Islands
Two provinces, East Nusa Tenggara (Flores, Sumba, West Timor, and scattered islands) and West Nusa Tenggara (Lombok and Sumbawa), together meaning the 'South-East Islands' from nusa 'island' and tenggara 'south-east'. The Lesser Sunda Islands are in contrast to the Greater Sunda Islands (Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra).

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