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. |
Borneo [ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ]
n
(Placename) 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 British-protected sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq. km (290 000 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. | Borneo - 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 East India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam - a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 Indonesian Borneo, Kalimantan - the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo East Malaysia - the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo North Borneo, Sabah - a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo Sarawak - a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo Bornean - a native or inhabitant of Borneo |
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