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Bogor

American  
[boh-gawr] / ˈboʊ gɔr /

noun

  1. a city on West Java, in Indonesia.


Bogor British  
/ ˈbəʊɡɔː /

noun

  1. Former name: Buitenzorg.  a city in Indonesia, in W Java: botanical gardens and research institutions. Pop: 750 819 (2000)

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In collaboration with the Bogor Zoology Museum, a team from the McGuire Lab at Berkeley found the frogs on Sulawesi, a rugged, mountainous island that makes up part of Indonesia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

"It will all be gone in 2096," the researcher from the Bogor Agricultural Institute says.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

Widodo and first lady Iriana welcomed Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Bogor presidential palace, along with greeters wearing Indonesian traditional clothes and a military band that played both national anthems.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Widodo and Indonesia’s first lady, Iriana, welcomed Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Bogor presidential palace, along with greeters wearing Indonesian traditional clothes and a military band that played both national anthems.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Bogor is the native name of Buitenzorg, in Java, which contains the governor-general's palace.

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis