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Borneo
Borneo , island (1990 pop. 9,102,906), c.287,000 sq mi (743,330 sq km), largest of the Malay Archipelago and third largest island in the world, SW of the Philippines and N of Java. Indonesian Borneo (called Kalimantan by the Indonesians) covers over 70% of the total area, and the Malaysian states of... Read more
Dyak
Dyak or Dayak , name applied to one of the groups of indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo , numbering about 2 million. The Dyaks have maintained their customs and mode of life largely uninfluenced by modern civilization. The group is generally divided into the Sea Dyaks, or Iban, who inha... Read more
Labuan
Labuan , island (1991 pop. 54,307), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), a federal territory of Malaysia, off Sabah, N Borneo, in the South China Sea. Coconuts, rubber, and rice are the main products. Victoria, the chief town, has a fine harbor and an airport and is the shipping center for much of N Borneo. Labuan ... Read more
Balikpapan
Balikpapan , city (1990 pop. 344,405), E Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, on an inlet of Makasar Strait. An important seaport and oil center with refineries, it is connected by pipeline with the oil fields of Samarinda. Timber is also exported. ... Read more
Sabah
Sabah , state (1991 pop. 1,736,902), 28,417 sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. It is bordered on the south by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). The capital is Kota Kinabalu ; other significant towns are Sandakan and Victoria. The terrain is densely forested ... Read more
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly Jesselton, town (1991 pop. 160,122), capital of Sabah, Malaysia, in N Borneo and on a small inlet of the South China Sea. It is the chief port of the state and is connected by road and rail with the interior. Rubber is exported. It was founded in 1899 and in 1947 replace... Read more
Kuching
Kuching , city (1991 pop. 277,346), capital of Sarawak, Malaysia, in W Borneo and on the Sarawak River. It is the largest city in the state and a river port. Sago flour and pepper are exported. It was founded in 1839 by James Brooke . In the city are mosques, Buddhist temples, Anglican and Roman Ca... Read more
Wallace's line
Wallace's line imaginary line postulated by A. R. Wallace as the dividing line between Asian and Australian fauna in the Malay Archipelago. It passes between Bali and Lombok islands and between Borneo and Sulawesi, then continues S of the Philippines and N of the Hawaiian Islands. ... Read more
Sir James Brooke
Sir James Brooke 1803-68, rajah of Sarawak on Borneo, b. India, of English parents. After active service in Burma (1825-26), he retired (1830) from the army of the East India Company. He sailed (1838) for Borneo, and on the west coast there he assisted (1840) Muda Hassim, uncle of the reigning sult... Read more
Sarawak
Sarawak , state (1991 pop. 1,648,217), 48,342 sq mi (125,206 sq km), Malaysia, in NW Borneo and on the South China Sea. It is bordered on the NE by the states of Brunei and Sabah and on the S and W by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Kuching is the capital, and Sibu is an important port. Petroleum ... Read more

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British Borneo
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II British Borneo, British colonies situated within Borneo, the world's third largest island. They comprised North Borneo (and Labuan Island), Brunei, and Sarawak (ruled by the British Brooke family since 1841). The rest of the island was...
Borneo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Borneo , island (1990 pop. 9,102,906...the Philippines and N of Java. Indonesian Borneo (called Kalimantan by the Indonesians...are, however, little exploited. History Borneo was visited by the Portuguese in 1521...
Borneo, North
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Borneo, North. North Borneo is ethnologically part of the southern Philippines. Although the...Labuan was occupied as a crown colony. In 1877 the British North Borneo Company began to move inland and, effectively, to establish a government...
North Borneo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition North Borneo or British North Borneo: see Sabah , Malaysia.
British North Borneo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition British North Borneo see Sabah , Malaysia.
Dusun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Identification. The Dusun live in northern Borneo and speak several regional dialects of...Milanau, and Murut peoples of northern Borneo. In the years following the inclusion...of the former British colony of North Borneo into the new nation of Malaysia as the...
Dyak
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...groups of indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo , numbering about 2 million. The Dyaks have...coastal areas and rivers; the Land Dyaks of SW Borneo; the Bahau of central and E Borneo; and the Ngadju of S Borneo. In Dyak communities...
Netherlands East Indies
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...long, including Java , Sumatra, Dutch Borneo, Dutch New Guinea, Celebes, western...000 Eastern Java 560 Tarakan 5,433 Borneo 12,522,000 Balikpapan 7,089 Ceram...Mindanao in the Philippines, attacked Dutch Borneo, Celebes, and the Moluccas, and Japanese...
Malaysia
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...British control was extended to North Borneo, and in 1898 Sarawak became a separate...II, the Japanese conquered Malaya and Borneo, and they held it throughout the war...Malacca. In 1946, Singapore and the two Borneo protectorates became separate British...
Sabah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. It...on the south by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). The capital is Kota Kinabalu ; other...copra are exported. Formerly called North Borneo or British North Borneo, it became a...

Dictionary entries related to "Borneo"

Borneo, North
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Borneo, North Although the Spanish touched the region in the 16th cent., it was...in 1846, Labuan was occupied as a crown colony. In 1877 the British North Borneo Company began to establish a government. The Japanese invasion of 1941...
Borneo ironwood
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Borneo ironwood ( belian ) See EUSIDEROXYLON .
Borneo camphor
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Borneo camphor See DRYOBALANOPS .
Borneo tallow
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Borneo tallow See vegetable butters .
British North Borneo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History British North Borneo, see Sabah
Brunei
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Brunei A small country on the north-west coast of Borneo, comprising two enclaves surrounded by Sarawak Malaysia...1800 the Brunei sultanate, which had once controlled all of Borneo, had been reduced to the regions of Sarawak and Sabah...
Malaysia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Sarawak and Sabah in the north and north-west of the island of Borneo. West, or Peninsular, Malaysia comprises the former Federation...resulting in intermittent guerrilla war in Malaysia's Borneo territories, which was only defeated with Commonwealth military...
Dryobalanops
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Dryobalanops (family Dipterocarpaceae ) A genus of lofty, resinous trees which yield the valuable timber kapur. D. aromatica also produces Borneo camphor, crystalline in the wood. There are 7 species, occurring in Sumatra, Malaya, and Borneo.
Eusideroxylon
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Eusideroxylon (family Lauraceae ) A genus of trees that yield very hard, durable timber, valuable for house posts and shingles. There are 2 species, found in Borneo and Sumatra. E. zwageri is Borneo ironwood (belian).
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Huckleberry Finn ) (pr) 1940 Strange Cargo (Borzage) (pr); The Philadelphia Story (Cukor) (pr) 1941 The Wild Man of Borneo (pr); The Feminine Touch (Van Dyke, W.S.) (pr) 1942 Woman of the Year (Stevens) (pr); Cairo (Van Dyke, W...

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Borneo Research Council Ninth Biennial International Conference.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
Magazine article from: Borneo Research Bulletin; 1/1/2007; 700+ words ; ...The Ninth Biennial Conference of the Borneo Research Council (BRC) will take place...Malaysia Sabah. The Conference Theme is: BORNEO ON THE MOVE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE Further...sepanggar.wordpress.com. The Borneo Research Council (BRC) was established...
The Peoples of Borneo.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...groups to illustrate some of the considerable cultural variation amongst the peoples of Borneo. 'Borneo', of course, includes Kalimantan, or Indonesian Borneo, Sarawak and Sabah, making up East Malaysia, and Brunei. Chapter 1, 'The island...
HEART OF BORNEO: CONSERVATION VISION GIVES HOPE TO TREASURE ISLAND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/28/2006; 700+ words ; ...following news release: The "Heart of Borneo" conservation initiative was officially...in the last ten years. "The Heart of Borneo harbours up to six per cent of the world...of Forestry. "Conserving the Heart of Borneo will not only save hundreds or even thousands...
Anti-Japanese activities in North Borneo before World War Two, 1937-1941.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Anti-Japanese activities in North Borneo before the Pacific War were part of a...the Chinese in Southeast Asia. In North Borneo one of the most important outcomes was...community. During this period the North Borneo company, which had previously welcomed...
Contesting straits-malayness: The fact of borneo.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...language use in Kalimantan Barat (Western Borneo) a better understanding of cultural and...languages and their identities. Although Borneo looms large at the geographic centre of...and although most specialists agree that Borneo is the prehistoric homeland of the Malay...
RHINOS CLINGING TO SURVIVAL IN THE HEART OF BORNEO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/17/2006; 700+ words ; ...that poaching has significantly reduced Borneo's population of Sumatran rhinos in recent...continues to survive in the "Heart of Borneo", a region covered with vast tracts...interior of Sabah. "Poaching has decimated Borneo's once-healthy rhino population...
WWF: Fast-Disappearing 'Heart of Borneo' is Likely Home to Thousands of Species Still Undiscovered; Urgent Action Needed to ProtectIsland
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/25/2005; 700+ words ; ...least 361 new species have been discovered on Borneo, one of the most important centers of biodiversity...third- largest island. Released today, "Borneo's Lost World: Newly Discovered Species on Borneo" shows at least 361 new species have been...
Three Nations Commit to Conserving the 'Heart of Borneo'
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 1/12/2007; 700+ words ; ...of the three nations on the island of Borneo -- Brunei Darussalam,Indonesia and...historic agreement toconserve the "Heart of Borneo," a mountainous region of rainforests...soon. Theconcentration of wildlife on Borneo is just astonishing but it is desperatelyin...
Rhinos Clinging to Survival in the Heart of Borneo, Despite Poaching
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 3/17/2006; 700+ words ; ...results of a field survey from the island of Borneo which found that poaching has significantly reduced Borneo's population of Sumatran rhinos, but...group continues to survive in the "Heart of Borneo," a region covered with vast tracts of...
Three Nations Commit to Conserving the 'Heart of Borneo'.
PR Newswire; 1/12/2007; 700+ words ; ...of the three nations on the island of Borneo -- Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and...historic agreement to conserve the "Heart of Borneo," a mountainous region of rainforests...their desire to conserve the Heart of Borneo at the Convention on Biodiversity in Brazil...