Ceram

American

[see-ram, se-rahn, sey-rahm] / siˈræm, sɛˈrɑ̃, ˈseɪ rɑm /

noun

an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7,191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).

Ceram British

/ sɪˈræm /

noun

a variant spelling of Seram

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An investigation is now underway into what happened at Ceram hospital in Marbella.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

She went into labour on 20 July, and was admitted to Ceram hospital.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

That was certainly my frame of mind when, after skipping over the Ceram Sea into a tropical sunset, the bow of our launch at last bumped against the sandy bottom of a lagoon.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012

Still, as Ceram delves into early man's development here, he cannot resist a good human-interest story.

From Time Magazine Archive

Further east, the large islands of Ceram and New Guinea have only three species peculiar to each, and Timor has five.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel

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