Borneo

[bawr-nee-oh] /ˈbɔr niˌoʊ/
noun
1.
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
Related forms
Bornean, adjective, noun
Examples from the web for Borneo
  • One half of the annual tropical timber acquisition of the whole world comes from Borneo.
  • Espresso with the headhunters a journey through the jungles of Borneo.
British Dictionary definitions for Borneo

Borneo

/ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ/
noun
1.
an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)
Word Origin and History for Borneo

large island in Indonesia, from Portuguese alteration of Brunei, which is today the name of a sultanate on the island. This is Hindi and probably ultimately from Sanskrit bhumi "land, region."

Borneo in Culture

Borneo definition


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.