Bor·ne·o (bôr n -  ) An island of the western Pacific Ocean in the Malay Archipelago between the Sulu and Java seas southwest of the Philippines. It is the third-largest island in the world. The sultanate of Brunei is on the northwest coast; the rest of the island is divided between Indonesia and Malaysia. Bor ne·an adj. & n. |
Bornean [ˈbɔːnɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Borneo or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Borneo
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| Noun | 1. |  Bornean - a native or inhabitant of Borneo Borneo, Kalimantan - 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago Bruneian - a native or inhabitant of Brunei Malaysian - a native or inhabitant of Malaysia |
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