Biak

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Bi·ak

 (bē-yäk′)
The largest of the Schouten Islands of Indonesia, off the northwest coast of New Guinea. In World War II it was the scene of heavy fighting from May 27 to June 20, 1944.
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Biak

(biːˈjɑːk)
n
(Placename) an island in Indonesia, north of New Guinea: the largest of the Schouten Islands. Area: 2455 sq km (948 sq miles)
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Bi•ak

(biˈyɑk)

n.
an island in Indonesia, N of Irian Barat. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
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Before moving on to his own posting in Sorong he stayed one year with the missionary Frans van Hasselt and learned to speak Biak. Van Hasselt had begun to serve in Papua in 1894 when he joined his father Johannes who had been a missionary in the area since 1863.
The six islands offered are Sabang, Natuna, Morotai, Saumlaki, Moa, and Biak.
. you end up hurting insurance penetration, which is already low, said BIAK chairman Washington Ndegea.
Washington Ndegea, chairman Bima Intermediaries Association of Kenya (BIAK), said, 'We pointed out the same last year, especially with the introduction of bancassurance noting how insurance agents were losing their established business to banks, and our complaints were falling on deaf years.
Joseph Biak, who heads of one of the civilian sites, said they have established community police to monitor crime-related activities in the camps.
Biak, Jumada I 8, 1433, Mar 31, 2012, SPA -- The waves in the Pacific Ocean north of Jayapura on Saturday morning reached a height of 2.5 to 4 meters, ANTARA quoted the meteorology agency as saying.
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