Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The part of Indonesia occupying most of the island of Borneo.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
- noun the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
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Examples
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Clearly, without the support of the government, I would not have been able to work in Kalimantan, which is Indonesian Borneo, for 40 years like I have.
Documentary 'Born To Be Wild' Spotlights Orphan Wildlife Projects 2011
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Clearly, without the support of the government, I would not have been able to work in Kalimantan, which is Indonesian Borneo, for 40 years like I have.
Documentary 'Born To Be Wild' Spotlights Orphan Wildlife Projects 2011
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The two blocks are located in Kalimantan, which is in the Indonesian part of Borneo Island.
Essar Eyeing Two Coal-Bed Methane Blocks in Indonesia I Made Sentana of Dow Jones Newswires 2011
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Clearly, without the support of the government, I would not have been able to work in Kalimantan, which is Indonesian Borneo, for 40 years like I have.
Documentary 'Born To Be Wild' Spotlights Orphan Wildlife Projects 2011
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The two blocks are located in Kalimantan, which is in the Indonesian part of Borneo Island.
Essar Eyeing Two Coal-Bed Methane Blocks in Indonesia I Made Sentana of Dow Jones Newswires 2011
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But farther-flung areas, including the islands of Sumatra, Sulawesi and Indonesian Borneo, also known as Kalimantan, have a far greater share of the natural resources desired by China.
Brands Bet on Indonesia as Spending Booms Patrick Barta 2010
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The largest islands are Sumatra, Java, Borneo (called Kalimantan in Indonesia, which has sovereignty over about two-thirds of the island), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (eastern half).
Indonesia 2009
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The rest belonged to Kalimantan, which is a province of Indonesia.
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In East Kalimantan, which is experiencing rapid growth, the availability of a reliable electricity supply can be a catalyst for the development of new industries, housing and other commercial enterprises.
unknown title 2011
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Indonesia is made up of many islands, but the island that we used that was called Borneo was now called Kalimantan.
unknown title 2011
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