Banjarmasin

/ ˌbændʒəˈmɑːsɪn /

noun

1. a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000) Former spellingBandjarmasinBandjermasin

Example Sentences

Rescued passengers were picked up by tugboats and taken to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan and Jeneponto in South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi search and rescue agency chief Djunaidi said on Saturday.

From Reuters

A burnt land is pictured next to palm oil plantation near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019.

From Reuters

Rahmat Januar Nor, a health official in the delta city of Banjarmasin in Indonesian Borneo, said information about new coronavirus cases often came into his office in varying states of disorder, with incomplete names, inactive phone numbers or outdated addresses for patients and their contacts, problems seen by healthcare workers across the country.

From Reuters

The objects likely to be returned to Sri Lanka include a Banjarmasin diamond thought to have been the property of Sultan Panembahan Adam of Banjarmasin, now South Borneo, colonised by the Dutch in 1856, and a ruby-encrusted cannon taken following a military campaign in 1765.

From The Guardian

Where, when, why: Our family took a two-week trip to Indonesia in June to visit my son, who had spent the past nine months teaching English at a high school in Banjarmasin.

From Washington Post