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Bogor

American  
[boh-gawr] / ˈboʊ gɔr /

noun

  1. a city on West Java, in Indonesia.


Bogor British  
/ ˈbəʊɡɔː /

noun

  1. Former name: Buitenzorg.  a city in Indonesia, in W Java: botanical gardens and research institutions. Pop: 750 819 (2000)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He proved them wrong later that day, fleeing Pati for the cities of Bogor, Jakarta and Solo before being caught by police on the night of 6 May at a mosque in Wonogiri, Central Java.

From BBC May 13, 2026

All four top officials met Monday at the colonial-style Presidential Palace in Bogor, just outside Jakarta, as the retreat became a passing of the guard for both countries.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2024

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen in Germany and Bogor in Indonesia brings these threads together in this study.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

“I also sincerely hope that exchanges between young people from both countries will lead to further development of friendly relations between our two countries,” Naruhito said at a joint news conference at Bogor Palace.

From Washington Times Jun. 19, 2023

Buitenzorg, which is called Bogor by the natives, was once the capital of the princess of Pajajaram.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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