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Definition of Brunei

1. Noun. A sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984.

Definition of Brunei

1. Proper noun. a country in Southeast Asia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Brunei

1. An independent sultanate on the northeast coast of borneo. Its chief products are oil and natural gas. Its name is hindi, coming from the sanskrit bhumi, land or region. It gave its name brunei to borneo. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Brunei

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

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"Brunei rendered his father great assistance in meeting the various disasters which ... On the occasion of the first great irruption of the river, Brunei, ..."

2. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies by Charles Prestwood Lucas (1906)
"tion of Brunei), but as a fact it does not appear that Borneo CHAPTER was ever united under one rule and there is no native name * for the island as a ..."

3. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"US GOVERNMENT POLICY The US Embassy discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the overall context of the promotion of human rights. Brunei ..."

4. Eminent Engineers: Brief Biographies of Thirty-two of the Inventors and by Dwight Goddard (1905)
"This one trip settled once for all the desirability of large steamers for ocean travel and the credit belongs to IK Brunei. The Great Western Co., ..."

5. Catalogue of the Library Belonging to Mr. Thomas W. Field by Thomas Warren Field (1875)
"According lo Brunei. Pages 77, 78, of Ihe firsl half of Ihe 8lh part in ... According lo Brunei. Part x. 1619. To Ihe map of Ihe Phillipines by de Bry Ihere ..."

6. Papers of the British School at Rome by British School at Rome (1904)
"Nol printed lill 1544 (Brunei i, 384). 18 Published in 1517 (Brunei v, 829). ... 10 Firsl printed about 1471 (Brunei i, 978). - Brunei v, 378 ..."

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