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

From Time Magazine Archive

Even at Banjermasin, near the south coast, the north-west wind brings annually a rainfall of 60 in., as against 33 in. of rain carried by the south-east wind.

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

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

These transported convicts, the ancestors of the Kayans, landed near Sikudana and spread into the country between the Kapuas and Banjermasin.

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

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 Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

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