Surabaya

American  

[soor-uh-bah-yuh] / ˌsʊər əˈbɑ yə /

Or Surabaja

noun

1. a seaport on NE Java: second largest city in Indonesia; naval base.

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Surabaya British  

/ ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə /

noun

1. Former spelling: Soerabaja.  a port in Indonesia, on E Java on the Surabaya Strait: the country's second port and chief naval base; university (1954); fishing and ship-building industries; oil refinery. Pop: 2 599 796 (2000)

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Example Sentences

The four survivors were all residents of Banyuwangi, the Surabaya search and rescue team said.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

He said the Turangga express train traveling from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, to Bandung hit a commuter train heading to Padalarang from Cicalengka station.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

One train was a local commuter line, and the other was heading to Bandung from the city of Surabaya, officials said.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024

"With PKB joining, it feels like this coalition will move faster, be bigger and more stable," Anies said in a rally broadcast from the city of Surabaya, East Java.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2023

At Surabaya life is more secure and its enjoyment greater.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various