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Kalimantan

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkɑlɪˈmɑntɑn/

1

name

Meaning 1

A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Synonym of Borneo

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indonesia

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Borneo

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Borneo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: island

5

noun

Meaning 5

the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indonesian Borneo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state, province

History

Etymology

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَلِيمَنْتَان (kalīmantān) — region in Indonesia
  • Dutch: Kalimantan — region in Indonesia
  • Finnish: Kalimantan — region in Indonesia
  • Hebrew: קאלימנטן / קַלִימַנְטַן (kalimantán) — region in Indonesia
  • Indonesian: Kalimantan — region in Indonesia
  • Persian: کالیمانتان (kâlimântân) — region in Indonesia
  • Polish: Kalimantan — region in Indonesia
  • Russian: Индонези́йский Калиманта́н (Indonezíjskij Kalimantán) — region in Indonesia
  • Ukrainian: Індонезі́йський Каліманта́н (Indonezíjsʹkyj Kalimantán) — region in Indonesia
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