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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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Titin, 33, relocated from the closest city, Balikpapan, two years ago and opened a fruit store.

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

Why is there a battle at some place called Balikpapan?

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2020

Judges in the Balikpapan District Court in East Kalimantan province read out the verdicts in three separate trials, which were held remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2020

Most important of last week's raids was staged by Major General St. Clair Streett's Thirteenth Air Force�a 2,500-mile round trip from New Guinea to Balikpapan on the east coast of Borneo.

From Time Magazine Archive