Kalimantan

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/ˌkɑlɪˈmɑntɑn/

proper noun

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

Similar
Borneo
OriginIndonesian Kalimantan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
  2. IndonesiaSynonym of Borneo

    Synonyms: Borneo

nounKalimantan (plural Kalimantans)

plural Kalimantans

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

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Borneo

Similar
Borneo
Also see
borneo

Origin

  1. IndonesianKalimantan
  2. EnglishKalimantan

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

More words from Indonesian

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Translations

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

Kalimantan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalimantan

MLA

“Kalimantan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalimantan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalimantan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalimantan.

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