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Buru

American  
[boor-oo] / ˈbʊər u /

noun

  1. an island of E Indonesia: one of the Molucca Islands.


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Earlier, a chief magistrate at Nairobi's Milimani law courts ruled that the state had failed to prove its case against Sheikh Buru.

From BBC ● May 6, 2022

Darsini was seven when her family moved to join her father on Buru.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2015

AWE Ltd. and Buru Energy Ltd. are among other potential investments, he said.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 18, 2012

The Buru Quartet documents, in essence, the struggle of Indonesia towards independence.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2011

Once upon a time Marang Buru decided that he would teach men witchcraft.

From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas

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