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Balikpapan

American  
[bah-lik-pah-pahn] / ˈbɑ lɪkˈpɑ pɑn /

noun

  1. a seaport on E Borneo, in central Indonesia.


Balikpapan British  
/ ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn /

noun

  1. a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo. Pop: 409 023 (2000)

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With limited garbage service, her husband has to drive rotten fruit to Balikpapan for disposal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2024

The stop-off in Samarinda was also odd - usually de Guzman would fly straight from Balikpapan to Busang.

From BBC May 18, 2024

People in Balikpapan, located at the mouth of the Bakpapan Bay, could expect 10 more days of extreme heat in 2016 compared with 1983.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2021

Why is there a battle at some place called Balikpapan?

From New York Times Sep. 2, 2020

He had led Lightning fighters on a 1,500-mile raid to Balikpapan, the longest fighter operation ever attempted in the theater.

From Time Magazine Archive

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