Definition of North borneo

1. Noun. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.

Exact synonyms: Sabah
Generic synonyms: District, Dominion, Territorial Dominion, Territory
Group relationships: Borneo, Kalimantan, East Malaysia
Member holonyms: Sabahan
Derivative terms: Sabahan

Lexicographical Neighbors of North Borneo

North America
North American
North American Indian
North American Indians
North American blastomycosis
North American country
North American nation
North Americans
North Andover
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Treaty
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Australia
North Borneo
North Brabant
North Britain
North Briton
North Britons
North Cackalack
North Cackalacky
North Carolina
North Carolinian
North Carolinians
North Cascades National Park
North Caucasus
North Channel
North Conway
North Dakota

Literary usage of North borneo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1888)
"On 27th August,, I left Sandakan, the capital of British north borneo, in the steam launch Sabine, and entering the mouth of the ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"BRITISH north borneo OR SABAH Sabah is the name applied by the natives to certain portions of the territory situated on the north-western coast of the ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1881)
"The earliest information of any value obtainable with regard to north borneo seemed to be contained in a pamphlet written in 1769 by Mr. Alexander Dalrymple ..."

4. The Contemporary Review (1882)
"BRITISH north borneo, OR SABAH. THE incessant comment and criticism, during the last few ... The story of the British north borneo Company had, however, ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1885)
"The experiment in colonisation now being made in British north borneo is attentively watched by other nations who have ..."

6. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"north borneo is to enter (as the State of Sabah) the new Federation of Malaysia, ... north borneo Is favoured by a relatively cool climate for a place ..."

7. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Several of the natural harbors of north borneo, on the other hand, ... That North Borneo should prove rich in minerals was supposed probable from the ..."

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