Borneo

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	borneo	update #115
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	borneo	added (from user-submitted name 261142)
10/7/2021, 9:56 PM	HL	261142
10/7/2021, 11:33 AM	HL	261142
10/7/2021, 11:33 AM	HL	261142
4/23/2017, 3:48 PM	anonymous

Type Island

Usage Malay, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Archaic)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɔɹ.ni.oʊ/(American English) /ˈbɔː.ni.əʊ/(British English)

Meaning & History

From a European (probably Portuguese) rendering of the name of the Sultanate of Brunei. This is an island in southeastern Asia divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is called Kalimantan in Indonesian.