Borneo

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10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C borneo update #116
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) /ˈbɔʁ.ne.o/(German) /ˈbɔr.neː.ˌjoː/(Dutch) /boɾ.ˈne.o/(Spanish) /ˈbɔr.ne.o/(Italian)

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.