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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

On Buru they were able to complete their education in peace.

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

The chief geological formations of Buru are crystalline slate near the north coast, and more to the south Mesozoic sandstone and chalk, deposits of rare occurrence in the archipelago.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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