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Celebes [ˈsɛlɪbiːz sɛˈliːbɪz] n
(Placename) the English name for Sulawesi ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| But he preferred to talk of his native country--a small Bugis state on the island of Celebes. Windsor Earl has made some striking observations on this head in regard to the great Malay Archipelago, which is traversed near Celebes by a space of deep ocean; and this space separates two widely distinct mammalian faunas. The natives belong to different islands in the East Indian archipelago, but all speak the same language: we saw the inhabitants of Borneo, Celebes, Java, and Sumatra. |
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