Borneo
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
Other words from Borneo
- Bor·ne·an, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Borneo
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How to use Borneo in a sentence
The biologist was just on a hike through a rainforest in Borneo, a large island in southeast Asia.
This pitcher plant lures insects into underground deathtraps | Meghan Rosen | August 3, 2022 | Science News For StudentsIn Borneo and around the world, human activities and climate change are hurting animal habitats.
‘Mystery monkey’ could mean its parent’s species may be in trouble | Anne Pinto-Rodrigues | June 21, 2022 | Science News For StudentsSix years ago, tour guide Brenden Miles was traveling down the Kinabatangan River in the Malaysian part of Borneo, when he spotted an odd-looking primate he had never seen before.
A ‘mystery monkey’ in Borneo may be a rare hybrid. That has scientists worried | Anne Pinto-Rodrigues | May 16, 2022 | Science NewsIn Borneo, she has a discount program in the works for families who forest guardians can confirm have stopped hunting protected species.
The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo | Brian Barth | December 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceZoologist Dzulhelmi Nasir, now with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, has studied colugos in Borneo.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops | Yao-Hua Law | November 20, 2020 | Science News
So they were sent either to Borneo or Papua, I forget now which.
The Story Behind The World’s Greatest Headline | Brandy Zadrozny | January 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou've heard about those lawsuits if you've been living in Borneo for the last two years.
I'd only just thought of the Borneo-New Guinea option and so those details seemed even more trivial than human husbandry.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTI shall make it my own, my chosen people, and give to them and to their children's children forever the land of Borneo.'
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamContrasted with these islands lie another group of three—Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonMy work here in Borneo shall make me famous and, who knows, may make my fortune as well.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellHe's all right now, but for a long time after they took him away from Borneo he was just a little peculiar one way.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellNow few people have ever seen the flying frog of Borneo, and those who have are called nasty names by those who haven't.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
British Dictionary definitions for Borneo
/ (ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ) /
an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Borneo
Island in Indonesia southwest of the Philippines and north of Java.
Notes for Borneo
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