Amboynese

English Etymology From en Amboyna -ese. Noun - Natives or residents of Amboyna (Ambon Island). en 1869 Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago Macmillan and Co. I London 462 Having made arrangements to stay for three weeks at a small hut on a newly cleared plantation in the interior of the northern half of the island, I with some difficulty obtained a boat and men to take me across the water--for the Amboynese are dreadfully lazy. Adjective - Of or relating to Amboyna. en 1869 Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago Macmillan and Co. I London 469 The Amboynese species, of which a very accurate representation is here given, is one of the largest and handsomest.