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Borneo
[ bawr-nee-oh ]
noun
- an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
Borneo
/ ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ /
noun
- an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan ( Indonesian Borneo ), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)
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- Borne·an adjective noun
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Example Sentences
So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.
You've heard about those lawsuits if you've been living in Borneo for the last two years.
I'd only just thought of the Borneo-New Guinea option and so those details seemed even more trivial than human husbandry.
I shall make it my own, my chosen people, and give to them and to their children's children forever the land of Borneo.'
Contrasted with these islands lie another group of three—Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.
My work here in Borneo shall make me famous and, who knows, may make my fortune as well.
He's all right now, but for a long time after they took him away from Borneo he was just a little peculiar one way.
Now few people have ever seen the flying frog of Borneo, and those who have are called nasty names by those who haven't.
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