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Celebes

[ sel-uh-beez, suh-lee-beez; Dutch se-ley-bes ]

noun

  1. former name of Sulawesi.


Celebes

/ ˈsɛlɪbiːz; sɛˈliːbɪz /

noun

  1. the English name for Sulawesi
“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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Other Words From

  • Cel·e·be·sian [sel-, uh, -, bee, -zh, uh, n], adjective
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Example Sentences

The oil known as macassar comes from Maugkasara, the name of a district in the island of Celebes.

A divine ancestress of the Bantiks, a tribe inhabiting the Celebes Islands, came down from the sky with seven companions to bathe.

On the 14th, therefore, they anchored at a convenient spot near an uninhabited island off the east coast of Celebes.

For many days afterwards, however, they were entangled among the reefs off the low coast of Celebes.

Dampier being here unable to make his escape, was carried on to the island of Celebes.

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