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Vinony

Borneo

proper noun

  1. island in the western Pacific
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ / /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ / /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/

name

Etymology: From Portuguese Borneo, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei.

  1. A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.