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Bor⋅ne⋅o
[bawr-nee-oh] 
niˌoʊ
–noun
| an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 6,000,000; 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km). |
Related forms:
Bor⋅ne⋅an, adjective, noun
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| Bor·ne·o (bôr'nē-ō') 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. |
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Borneo
Island in Indonesia southwest of the Philippines and north of Java.
Note: The third-largest island in the world, Borneo is mostly covered by dense jungle and rain forest.
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