Borneo

[ bawr-nee-oh ]

/ ˈbɔr niˌoʊ /

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noun

an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).

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OTHER WORDS FROM Borneo

Bor·ne·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Borneo

born-again Christian, born and bred, born-digital, borne, Bornean, Borneo, Borneo elephant, borneol, born-free, Bornholm, Bornholm disease

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How to use Borneo in a sentence

In Borneo, she has a discount program in the works for families who forest guardians can confirm have stopped hunting protected species.
The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo|Brian Barth|December 2, 2020|Popular-Science
Zoologist Dzulhelmi Nasir, now with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, has studied colugos in Borneo.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops|Yao-Hua Law|November 20, 2020|Science News
So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.
The Story Behind The World’s Greatest Headline|Brandy Zadrozny|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You've heard about those lawsuits if you've been living in Borneo for the last two years.
Montana vs. the Supreme Court|Michael Tomasky|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I'd only just thought of the Borneo-New Guinea option and so those details seemed even more trivial than human husbandry.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I shall make it my own, my chosen people, and give to them and to their children's children forever the land of Borneo.'
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Contrasted with these islands lie another group of three—Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
My work here in Borneo shall make me famous and, who knows, may make my fortune as well.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
He's all right now, but for a long time after they took him away from Borneo he was just a little peculiar one way.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Now few people have ever seen the flying frog of Borneo, and those who have are called nasty names by those who haven't.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Borneo

Borneo

/ (ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ) /

noun

an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)

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

Cultural definitions for Borneo

Borneo

Island in Indonesia southwest of the Philippines and north of Java.

notes for Borneo

The third-largest island in the world, Borneo is mostly covered by dense jungle and rain forest.