Definition von ceram im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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 1650. During World War II the Japanese occupied it; after the war it became part of Indonesia