an island in Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between the Flores Sea and the Savu Sea: mountainous, with active volcanoes and unexplored forests. Chief town: Ende. Area: 17 150 sq km (6622 sq miles)
2. (Portuguese ˈflorəʃ)
an island in the Atlantic, the westernmost of the Azores. Chief town: Santa Cruz. Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
Flores in American English
(ˈfloʊriz; ˈflɔrɪs)
1.
island of Indonesia, west of Timor & south of Sulawesi: 5,500 sq mi (14,245 sq km)
2.
westernmost island of the Azores: 55 sq mi (142 sq km)