Kalimantan

[ kah-lee-mahn-tahn ]

noun

1. Indonesian name of Borneo, especially referring to the southern, or Indonesian, part.

Kalimantan

/ ˌkælɪˈmæntən /

noun

1. the Indonesian name for Borneo: applied to the Indonesian part of the island only, excluding the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and the sultanate of Brunei. Pop: 11 341 558 (2000)

Example Sentences

In Indonesian Borneo, or Kalimantan, oil palm plantations threaten durian diversity by leaving less room for diverse species of durian to be cultivated.

From Salon

Expansion of industrial plantations occurred in several locations adjacent to existing palm oil tree and pulp and paper plantations on the tropical islands of Kalimantan and West Papua, according to the analysis.

From Seattle Times

Sambas Regency, the county-sized region in West Kalimantan Province where Perapakan is located, is a major producer, with the birds thriving in its marshy coastal areas, rich with insects.

From New York Times

A report by a coalition of NGOs claimed that Subianto’s family would profit from the Nusantata project, thanks to land and mining interests the family holds on East Kalimantan, the site of the new city.

From Seattle Times

One month later I saw people in Kalimantan beheading and disembowelling their neighbours.

From BBC