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Definition of Borneo

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Borneo

1. Proper noun. A Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Borneo

1. An island in the malay archipelago, east of sumatra, north of java, and west of celebes. It is the third largest island in the world. Its name is a portuguese alteration of brunei, located on it. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Borneo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"«381 Manners and customs of people of S. Borneo: HM Hiller, XX. ... 24 ; new island off, XL 298 All abont N. Borneo : AT Wardrop. XII. 02! ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"I. DUTCH Borneo.—The former Vicariate of Ba- ,avia was composed of Sumatra, Java, and the other Sunda Islands, including Borneo, under the control of ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1888)
"On 27th August,, I left Sandakan, the capital of British North Borneo, in the steam launch Sabine, and entering the mouth of the ..."

4. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"Borneo. Gold and Diamond Mines of Western Borneo, pp. 13. Singapore, 1889. 8°. ... ROTH (HL) The Nativos of Sarawak and British North Borneo. 2 vol. Land. ..."

5. A Short But Comprehensive System of the Geography of the World: By Way of by Nathaniel Dwight (1805)
"A. It has Malacca on the north, Borneo on1 the ealt, and Java on the fouth-eaft. - It is 1000 miles long, ..."

6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1869)
""Account of Observations of the Total Eclipse of the Sun, made August 18th, 1868, along the coast of Borneo, in a Letter addressed to HM Secretary of State ..."

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