Ambon

geographical name

Am·​bon äm-ˈbȯn 

ˈam-ˌbän

variants or Amboina

am-ˈbȯi-nə 

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

Ambonese

ˌam-bə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs

adjective or noun

or less commonly Amboinese

ˌam-ˌboi-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs,

am-ˈbȯi-ˌnēz,

-ˌnēs

Medical Definition

ambon

noun

am·​bon ˈam-ˌbän 

variants also ambo

-ˌbō 

plural ambones am-ˈbō-(ˌ)nēz 

: the fibrocartilaginous ring around an articular cavity