Celebes

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

/ ˈsɛl əˌbiz, səˈli biz; Dutch sɛˈleɪ bɛs /

noun

former name of Sulawesi.

OTHER WORDS FROM Celebes

Cel·e·be·sian

[sel-uh-bee-zhuhn], /ˌsɛl əˈbi ʒən/, adjective

Words nearby Celebes

Celanese, celature, Celaya, -cele, celeb, Celebes, Celebes Sea, celebrant, celebrate, celebrated, celebration

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Example sentences from the Web for Celebes

There are eleven volcanoes in Celebes, and six in Flores, all active.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
But he preferred to talk of his native country—a small Bugis state on the island of Celebes.
Tales of Unrest|Joseph Conrad
On hearing this the captain determined to stand out into the sea of Celebes to avoid another encounter with them.
The Mate of the Lily|W. H. G. Kingston
Java, Luzon, and Celebes are each about equal in size to Ireland.
Blown to Bits|R.M. Ballantyne

For many days afterwards, however, they were entangled among the reefs off the low coast of Celebes.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

British Dictionary definitions for Celebes

Celebes

/ (ˈsɛlɪbiːz, sɛˈliːbɪz) /

noun

the English name for Sulawesi

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单词	celebes
释义	Celebes [ sel-uh-beez, suh-lee-beez; Dutch se-ley-bes ] / ˈsɛl əˌbiz, səˈli biz; Dutch sɛˈleɪ bɛs / noun former name of Sulawesi. OTHER WORDS FROM Celebes Cel·e·be·sian [sel-uh-bee-zhuhn], /ˌsɛl əˈbi ʒən/, adjective Words nearby Celebes Celanese, celature, Celaya, -cele, celeb, Celebes, Celebes Sea, celebrant, celebrate, celebrated, celebration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Celebes There are eleven volcanoes in Celebes, and six in Flores, all active. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I\|Karl Ritter von Scherzer But he preferred to talk of his native country—a small Bugis state on the island of Celebes. Tales of Unrest\|Joseph Conrad On hearing this the captain determined to stand out into the sea of Celebes to avoid another encounter with them. The Mate of the Lily\|W. H. G. Kingston Java, Luzon, and Celebes are each about equal in size to Ireland. Blown to Bits\|R.M. Ballantyne For many days afterwards, however, they were entangled among the reefs off the low coast of Celebes. Notable Voyagers\|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith British Dictionary definitions for Celebes Celebes / (ˈsɛlɪbiːz, sɛˈliːbɪz) / noun 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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