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Ka⋅li⋅man⋅tan

  [kah-lee-mahn-tahn]
–noun
Indonesian name of Borneo, esp. referring to the southern, or Indonesian, part.
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Ka·li·man·tan   (kāl'ə-mān'tān', kä'lē-män'tän)   
The part of Indonesia occupying most of the island of Borneo.
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Kalimantan

southern three-quarters of the island of Borneo (q.v.) that is politically part of Indonesia. Indonesians, however, use the word as a geographic term for the entire island. The origin of the name Kalimantan is obscure. In Sarawak the term Kelamantan refers to the sago-eating peoples of northern Borneo. Indonesian Kalimantan is divided into four propinsi-propinsi (provinces): Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Selatan, and Kalimantan Timur.

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