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Belitung

British  
/ bɪˈliːtʊŋ /

noun

  1. another name for Billiton

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Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia launched a search operation near Belitung island in the Java Sea.

From US News • Dec. 29, 2014

It was roughly halfway between Surabaya and Singapore when it went missing in bad weather, somewhere from Tanjung Pandan on Indonesia's Belitung island to Pontianak, in West Kalimantan, Borneo.

From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2014

There was bad weather over Belitung at the time and the aircraft had been flying at 32,000 feet before asking to fly at 38,000 feet to avoid clouds.

From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2014

A long, boot-shaped belt of the metal stretches from Burma all the way down through Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, with Bangka and its sister island Belitung comprising its toe.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

The meeting with all producers and Bangka Belitung Governor Eko Maulana Ali will discuss plans to fix export quotas and set up a local market as an alternative to the LME, Irawan said.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 31, 2011