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Borneo

[ bawr-nee-oh ]

noun

  1. 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).


Borneo

/ ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. 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

Borneo

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

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

  • Borne·an adjective noun
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Example Sentences

Camphor and sandalwood for the gods were sourced from Sumatra and Borneo.

From BBC

Due to the generally low and unstable productivity of fruits in Borneo's tropical forests compared to Sumatra Island, fruits alone may not be the sole source of food for all four civet species.

Consider the experience of communities in Borneo — an island that’s home to poor, rural villages scattered throughout one of the world’s major rainforests, threatened by deforestation.

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Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to a new city being built on the island of Borneo.

But the project, on the island of Borneo, has been hit with construction delays and funding problems.

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