Ambon
geographical name
Am·bon
äm-ˈbȯn 
ˈam-ˌbän
variants
or Amboina
1
island of eastern Indonesia in the Moluccas south of Ceram area 314 square miles (816 square kilometers)
2
city and port on a bay of the Banda Sea on Ambon Island population 276,955
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ambon
noun
am·bon
ˈam-ˌbän
variants
also ambo
plural ambones
am-ˈbō-(ˌ)nēz
: the fibrocartilaginous ring around an articular cavity
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