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On the 26th, in the forenoon, they saw Pulo Rondo, bearing east-south-east, and on the 29th, at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, the ship anchored in safety off Fort Cornwallis, in the roads of Penang, or Pulo Penang, the word Pulo signifying an island.
The Wreck on the Andamans Joseph Darvall
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(Griffis's _Mikado's Empire_, p. 254.) [8] A small island -- the name meaning "Vay Island," Pulo being simply the Malay word for "island" -- situated near the island of Banda.
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Italy, on the Adriatic Sea; its origin is unknown, but many objects of the neolithic, bronze, and the Mycenæan epoch have been found at a place called Pulo, which shows that the site of Molfetta was inhabited in prehistoric times.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Pulo-range N.W. by N. northerly, and its uttermost point E, by N. northerly; the eastermost island, called Pulo-lima, joining to the western point of Java.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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The first is somehow related to old militant organisations such as Pulo and the BRN-Coordinate.
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The first is somehow related to old militant organisations such as Pulo and the BRN-Coordinate.
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We concede our holdings in West Africa, the island of Pulo Run and Surinam, but we keep the former Dutch possessions of New York, New Jersey, and New Delaware—the Peace of Breda.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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We concede our holdings in West Africa, the island of Pulo Run and Surinam, but we keep the former Dutch possessions of New York, New Jersey, and New Delaware—the Peace of Breda.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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So none of the 150 young men inside Camp Menteng Pulo ever talked about escape, including Willem Wormer.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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Menteng Pulo was a brutal place nonetheless—food was scarce and lice were rampant.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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