Borneo

[ bawr-nee-oh ]

/ ˈbɔr niˌoʊ /

noun

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).

OTHER WORDS FROM Borneo

Bor·ne·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Borneo

born-again Christian, born and bred, born-digital, borne, Bornean, Borneo, Borneo elephant, borneol, born-free, Bornholm, Bornholm disease

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Example sentences from the Web for Borneo

So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.
The Story Behind The World’s Greatest Headline|Brandy Zadrozny|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You've heard about those lawsuits if you've been living in Borneo for the last two years.
Montana vs. the Supreme Court|Michael Tomasky|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Probably this species nests in Borneo; it is unlikely that specimens taken in August and July are migrants.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
Apparently they represent a member of the napu group, allied to that occurring in Borneo.
Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands|Gerrit Miller

Before him he saw a hundred and fifty ferocious Borneo head hunters, armed with parangs, spears and sumpitans.
The Monster Men|Edgar Rice Burroughs
On the first of March we had sight of a lofty conical hill in Borneo, and on the 2d we came in view of the coast of that island.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson
It is supposed that the sea-swallow derives his materials for the edible bird's nests at Borneo from this fucus.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for Borneo

Borneo

/ (ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ) /

noun

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

Cultural definitions for Borneo

Borneo

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

notes for Borneo

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

单词	borneo
释义	Borneo [ bawr-nee-oh ] / ˈbɔr niˌoʊ / noun 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). OTHER WORDS FROM Borneo Bor·ne·an, adjective, noun Words nearby Borneo born-again Christian, born and bred, born-digital, borne, Bornean, Borneo, Borneo elephant, borneol, born-free, Bornholm, Bornholm disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Borneo So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which. The Story Behind The World’s Greatest Headline\|Brandy Zadrozny\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You've heard about those lawsuits if you've been living in Borneo for the last two years. Montana vs. the Supreme Court\|Michael Tomasky\|May 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Probably this species nests in Borneo; it is unlikely that specimens taken in August and July are migrants. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson Apparently they represent a member of the napu group, allied to that occurring in Borneo. Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands\|Gerrit Miller Before him he saw a hundred and fifty ferocious Borneo head hunters, armed with parangs, spears and sumpitans. The Monster Men\|Edgar Rice Burroughs On the first of March we had sight of a lofty conical hill in Borneo, and on the 2d we came in view of the coast of that island. The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2\|George Finlayson It is supposed that the sea-swallow derives his materials for the edible bird's nests at Borneo from this fucus. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for Borneo Borneo / (ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ) / noun 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 Cultural definitions for Borneo Borneo Island in Indonesia southwest of the Philippines and north of Java. notes for Borneo The third-largest island in the world, Borneo is mostly covered by dense jungle and rain forest. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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