Kalimantan

//ˌkɑlɪˈmɑntɑn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Borneo Indonesia

Synonyms

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borneoborneoindonesian borneo

Example

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"He speaks Indonesian and also speaks Cantonese, because he is Javanese from Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan is close to the Malaysian border."

Etymology

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

Related phrases

Central KalimantanEast KalimantanNorth KalimantanSouth KalimantanWest Kalimantan

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