Banjermasin

American  

[bahn-jer-mah-sin] / ˌbɑn dʒərˈmɑ sɪn /

Or Banjarmasin,

noun

1. a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.

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Banjermasin

From ruined Balikpapan patrols fought southward toward Banjermasin on Borneo's south coast, 300 miles from Java.

From Time Magazine Archive

The English again seized Banjermasin in 1811, but restored it in 1817.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

The men of Pulu Petak, the right-hand lower branch of the Barito or Banjermasin river, tatu the upper part of the body, the arms and calves of legs, with elegant interlacing designs and scrolls.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon

Horses, introduced by Europeans and owned only by the wealthier classes, are found in Banjermasin and in Sarawak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

There were in the area that is now Dutch Borneo several independent Malay Sultans, of which the principal had their capitals at Pontianak, Banjermasin, and Kotei.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon

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