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Ceram

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Ceram, island, Indonesia: see Seram Seram, formerly Ceram (both: sā`räm), island, c.
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Ceram

 or Seram

Island of the central Moluccas, Indonesia. It has an area of 6,621 sq mi (17,148 sq km). The terrain is mountainous and covered with tropical forests; seismic activity is common. Portuguese missionaries arriving in the 15th century found Hindu and Islamic influences present; the island came under nominal Dutch control c. 1650. During World War II the Japanese occupied it; after the war it became part of Indonesia.


Seram, Ceram
an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas, separated from New Guinea by the Ceram Sea: mountainous and densely forested. Area: 17 150 sq. km (6622 sq. miles)


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