Dutch Borneo

American  

noun

1. the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.

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Example Sentences

This corporation has since amalgamated with the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company controlling the extensive wells in Dutch Borneo, and together they supply large quantities of liquid fuel for use in the Far East.

From Project Gutenberg

The 7,083 islands of Manuel Roxas' steaming land are part of the off-Asia continental shelf, running 1,120 miles from Chinese Formosa in the north to British and Dutch Borneo in the south.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Manila he hurried to Dutch Borneo, then to Singapore.

From Time Magazine Archive

All round the long coast-line of Dutch Borneo there are only seven ports of call, which are habitually made use of by the ships of the Dutch Packet Company.

From Project Gutenberg

The exploitation of the mines suffers in many cases from the difficulties and expense of transport, the high duties payable in Dutch Borneo to the native princes, the competition among the rival companies, and often the limited quantities of the minerals found in the mines.

From Project Gutenberg