borneo

Noun
  1. 3rd largest island in the world;
    In the western Pacific to the north of Java;
    Largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest;
    Part of the Malay Archipelago (synset 108862207)
    is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    member holonym: bornean - a native or inhabitant of Borneo
    has:
    • brunei, negara brunei darussalam - a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
    • indonesian borneo, kalimantan - the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
    • east malaysia - the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
    • north borneo, sabah - one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo
    • sarawak - the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
    is a part of: east india, east indies, malay archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
    same as: kalimantan

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