Borneo
['bɔ:niəu]
Definition
(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.
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Examples
- Still more striking is the fact that peculiar Australian forms are represented by certain plants growing on the summits of the mountains of Borneo. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- One of the largest diamonds known (weight 367 carats) was found in Borneo about a century ago, and belongs to the Rajah of Mattan. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We see, however, a few southern forms on the mountains of Borneo and Abyssinia. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They link Brittany with Borneo and Peru. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Diamonds in small quantities are also found in Borneo, British and Dutch Guiana, Australia, Sumatra, China and the United States. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Her ships followed her marvellous inland waterways, and put to sea but rarely, and then only to India or Borneo as their utmost adventure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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