Cheribon

British  

/ ˈtʃɪərəˌbɒn /

noun

1. a former spelling of Cirebon

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One day last week, he was traveling across Java from Bandung to Cheribon a jeep mate with brilliant Yale Sociologist Raymond Kennedy, 43.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now "Hawaii" averages 14% and "Cheribon" 19%, and it is easily understood that a "Hawaii" seedling with more than 19% can be expected only from very large sowings.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

The company maintains a fort at Cheribon, with a garrison of sixty men, and has an excellent factory.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

The forts of Cheribon had been allowed to fall into decay by the Dutch, but since the French occupation of the island had been repaired and considerably strengthened.

From James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

The subdivision of the province of Cheribon, called Gabang, yields rice of fine white grain, equal to that of Carolina.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.