Lampong

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Lampong (plural Lampongs or Lampong)

  1. A member of a certain people of Sumatra.
    • 1892, Andrew Davidson, South-eastern Asia, Indian archipelago, Australia and Polynesia, Africa, America, page 527:
      Diarrhea is said to be very common in the Lampongs during the drier months. Smallpox, which was formerly destructive amongst the natives, has recently been considerably restricted in its ravages by the spread of vaccination.