Definition of Bornean

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Borneo.

Group relationships: Borneo, Kalimantan
Specialized synonyms: Bruneian
Generic synonyms: Malaysian

Definition of Bornean

1. Adjective. From, or pertaining to, Borneo ¹

2. Proper noun. Someone from Borneo ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bornean

Borgs
Boris
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
Boris Godunov
Boris Karloff
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
Boris Pasternak
Boris bike
Boris bikes
Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome
Bork
Born-Haber cycle
Born method
Bornean
Bornean clouded leopard
Bornean clouded leopards
Borneo
Bornholm
Bornholm disease
Bornholm disease virus
Boro
Borobudur
Borodin
Borodino
Bororo
Borough
Borrel's blue stain
Borrel bodies

Literary usage of Bornean

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

1. A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)
"How beautiful upon the mountains," in the apprehension of the reviewer, " would be the feet of him that would bring" to the bornean " the glad tidings" that ..."

2. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1908)
"NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF bornean FERNS. ... I know this bornean plant only from Fox- worthy's collection, and can not say whether the il. ..."

3. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Straits Branch (1889)
"LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE bornean ... species of birds authentically recorded up to the present date as inhabiting or visiting the bornean group of islands, ..."

4. Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood (1865)
"Hereditary pirates—A bornean ... quarter with the Dayaks—A freebooter captain—Dayak arras—bornean fighting ..."

5. Rest Days: A Study in Early Law and Morality by Hutton Webster (1916)
"Though our knowledge of bornean ethnography is still very imperfect, there seems to be no doubt that the present Indonesian inhabitants are descended from ..."

6. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by Erik Maijaard (2005)
"We realise that because of the limited knowledge of bornean vertebrates and the ... A list of bornean species that would most benefit from more wildlife ..."

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