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Buru

American  
[boor-oo] / ˈbʊər u /

noun

  1. an island of E Indonesia: one of the Molucca Islands.


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Buru Island in East Indonesia was once home to 12,000 political prisoners, suspected communist sympathisers sent to toil there during the rule of President Suharto from the late 1960s.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2015

Darsini was seven when her family moved to join her father on Buru.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2015

AWE Ltd. and Buru Energy Ltd. are among other potential investments, he said.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 18, 2012

The Buru Quarter was a story told in prison and later written down and smuggle out of Indonesia for publication.

From The Guardian Jul. 18, 2011

Here is the seat of government of the Dutch residency or province of Amboyna, which includes also Ceram, Buru, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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