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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea. It is an important naval base.
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- proper noun A city in
Indonesia , located on the north east coast of the island ofJava .
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SURABAYA: The Surabaya municipal administration plans to recruit specialists through a special program as it failed to have one during the last civil service recruitment.
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Indonesia: aulia: A maid who arrived in Surabaya from Taiwan is the 1st suspected Indonesian swine flu carrier according to #metrotv (via @wolwol) fujitasenpai: RT @BrandingComm: Rebranding Idea: instead of “Swine Flu” how about “Hamdemic”, “Aporkalypse” or “Snoutbreak”? antonnyliem: Dimsum@ taipan.
Global Voices in English » Southeast Asia: Twitter reactions on H1N1 virus 2009
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A stone flung into the pool at Beyrout sends a wave washing up against the quays in Surabaya; an explosion in Palestine shakes the mosques in Delhi.
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One such excursion we had occasion to take, and as the scenery of the environs of Surabaya is exceedingly pretty, we had no slight pleasure in the drive.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Surabaya is low-lying and sultry, but the heat at mid-day is not by any means so trying as on shipboard.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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I remember reading a book in my much younger days called "Revolt in Paradise" about this period and this area - written by the woman known as Surabaya Sue.
More from the palace in Yogyakarta Glenda Larke 2009
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I remember reading a book in my much younger days called "Revolt in Paradise" about this period and this area - written by the woman known as Surabaya Sue.
Archive 2009-02-01 Glenda Larke 2009
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The port of Surabaya, which is the busiest in the entire Insulinde, is four miles from the business section of the city, with which it is connected by a splendid asphalt highway lined by huge warehouses, factories, godowns and oil-tanks, many of them bearing familiar
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Menurut dia, pengamanan standar yang dilakukan antara lain titik pengamanan di sekitar gedung DPRD Jatim di Jalan Indrapura, Surabaya akan diamankan 700 personel dengan security parameter line (garis batas unjukrasa) dalam jarak tertentu.
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This sense of "ownership" is particularly evident in the urban centres such as Surabaya and Surakarta where the improvements have been the most noticeable.
My Sinchew - 2009
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