A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
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borneo
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for borneo.
Editorial note
For example on Borneo the traditional way to cook rice over fire is inside bamboo stalks.
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Quick take
A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for borneo.
noun
A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
Example sentences
For example on Borneo the traditional way to cook rice over fire is inside bamboo stalks.
Trees don't get replanted in Borneo where the entire forest is leveled for oil palm.
I suspect that nearly everybody already has a blanket or two unless they live in Borneo or the like.
Greetings from Borneo rainforest, 23% Icaridin did the trick, no bites.
One infamous example this occurred in Borneo in the 1950s.
MY only shows peninsula Malaysia - missing the Borneo States...
If NZ was where Borneo is, I doubt they'd have made that stand.
I left my hometown in East Borneo when I was 13.
I can think of a very few cases (like, being lost in the Borneo jungle) where this would be actually useful in a normal environment.
Clearcutting of the rainforest in Borneo could be solved with a pen stroke by the government in charge but it seems they are more interested in supporting industrialization than preservation.
Jared Diamond's Collapse explores this, both in positive aspects (Japan and several successful adaptations in Pacific Island and Borneo populations), as well as negative ones (Greenlander's insistence on raising cattle and not adopting Inuit practices).
If you fly over Malaysian part of Borneo now (don't know about Indonesia since I wasn't there, but apparently it is following Malaysian lead), you will see palm plantations for miles and almost no old forest.
Proper noun examples
Not only did they populate Madagascar from Borneo, it now appears that they populated South America as well...
Borneo used to be covered in forest that was home to one of richest habitats in the world.
Buy an electric car, take out your recycling, and sign a petition online about the Orangoutangs in Borneo.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use borneo in a sentence?
For example on Borneo the traditional way to cook rice over fire is inside bamboo stalks.
What does borneo mean?
A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
What part of speech is borneo?
borneo is commonly used as noun.