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Bornean

/ ˈbɔːnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Borneo or its inhabitants
“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


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Borneo
“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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Example Sentences

The Rajah was tall, quite tall for a Bornean, powerfully built, but a trifle stoop-shouldered.

The smallest of all is the Bornean bear, while the Alaskan Brown bear is probably the largest.

"I can do that," interposed the Bornean, as he went to a bundle of implements he had procured in the town and from the natives.

"He is not poison, and he won't hurt you," said the Bornean, as he made a slip-noose at the end of a piece of cord.

His snakeship was disposed to make himself comfortable on the cushion, and the Bornean loosed the cord around his neck.

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